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In February 2025, the Portrush lifeboat crew and operations team met the fundraising team from Ballymoney to thank them for ...

The Mackay division is one of seven to have completed the transition to the new MRQ organisation, which combines Volunteer Marine Rescue and Volunteer Coast Guard organisations "I like it ...

He explained that his wife’s nephew works with the Coast Guard and was the first to tell ... “There was no signal, there was no EPIRB (emergency position-indicating radio beacons), there ...

The U.S. Coast Guard and the RMI stopped their search just before 5am on ... but lacked an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) aboard the vessel. The ...

In the heart of Stonington, Maine, fishing is more than a career; it’s a way of life.

But McGuinness and dozens more, including P.O. Seth Kowsky, have now seen that kind of disaster not once, but twice in the ...

RABAUL, Papua New Guinea – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) recently concluded its second port call in Papua ...

MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than ...

The Trump Administration's emphasis on border security is starting to pay dividents, as the U.S. Coast Guard reports that ...

Virginia 2nd District Congresswoman Jen Kiggans introduced a bill guaranteeing 20-year retirement benefits for U.S. Coast ...

The Coast Guard initially expected the Polar Sentinel to be operational in 2024, but it is now unlikely to enter service until 2030, according to a Dec. 18 news release from U.S. Rep. Carlos ...