China Sends Ships to Stake Claim to Disputed Islands
BEIJING — Tensions between China and Japan continued to rise Tuesday as Tokyo sealed a deal to purchase islands that…
Dockside Safety Exams for Most Commercial Fishing Vessels Become Mandatory in October
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is requiring all commercial fishing vessels that operate or fish more than three miles…
Coast Guard, Contractor Locate Fishing Vessel Lady Cecilia
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and a maritime salvage company located the sunken fishing vessel Lady Cecilia, Sunday, approximately 20…
Coast Guard, Partners Rescue Two Mariners Northwest of Sitka
JUNEAU, Alaska — Coast Guard and other search and rescue personnel rescued two mariners in the vicinity of Point Amelia,…
Mat-Su Borough Continues to Mull the Costs of their White Elephant Ferry
Before it even hauled one passenger or vehicle from Anchorage to the valley and even before the vessel made it…
Marine Safety Detachment Dutch Harbor Responds to Diesel Spill
JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment Dutch Harbor personnel responded to a report of a vessel sinking in…
Chikyu Sets a New World Drilling-Depth Record of Scientific Ocean Drilling
Off Hachinohe, Japan—Scientific deep sea drilling vessel Chikyu set a world new record by drilling down and obtaining rock samples…
Abu Dhabi Star Hi-Jacked off the Coast of Nigeria
Another hi-jacking has occurred near the coast of Nigeria, this makes the third hi-jacking of an oil tanker in the…
Coast Guard Cutter Healy Continues Scientific Mission in Arctic
BARROW, Alaska — The Coast Guard Cutter Healy recently began the second of three summer science Arctic missions off the…
Coast Guard Assists Actor Russell Crowe, Kayaking off Long Island, N.Y.
NEW YORK – A Coast Guard boat crew assisted 2 kayakers, actor Russell Crowe and his friend, near Huntington Bay,…