The Latest Breaking News from Coast Guard

Eight dead and seven missing as smuggling boat capsizes off coast of San Diego

Crews continue search for missing people

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

8 reported dead after suspected smuggling boat capsizes off San Diego beach

SAN DIEGO — A suspected smuggling boat capsized in the ocean off Black’s Beach in the Torrey Pines area late Saturday, dumping eight to 10 people into the water, eight of whom died, officials said.

Tribune News Service · Mar 12, 2023

8 dead, 7 missing after boat capsizes off San Diego coast

Authorities say eight people were killed when a suspected smuggling boat overturned off the coast San Diego, and crews were searching for at least seven additional victims

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2023

Amid controversy, Biden administration shortens visit by Cuban Border Guard officials

MIAMI — A planned visit this week by Cuban Border Guard officials to U.S. Coast Guard headquarters in Washington has been canceled after complaints from Republican members of Congress.

Miami Herald · Mar 1, 2023

At least 58 deaths now reported after migrant boat breaks up in rough seas off coast of Italy

The Pope has offered his prayers

Manchester Evening News · Feb 26, 2023

At Port of Tacoma, unions step in to help foreign seafarers get paid

When grain-carrying ship ASL Uranus docked in the Port of Tacoma this month, 15 Burmese seafarers spoke up: They hadn’t been paid in full for seven months, unlike their Chinese and Vietnamese co-workers. Unions stepped in to help and ensure the workers’ safety.

Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023

Coast Guard halts Lake Huron search for debris from shot-down airborne object

DETROIT — Federal agencies have suspended a search for debris from the unidentified airborne object that a military fighter jet shot down Feb. 12 over Lake Huron after nothing could be recovered amid wintry conditions.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2023

Coast Guard stops boat carrying more than 300 Haitians off Cuba

MIAMI — U.S. Coast Guard crews stopped a migrant boat carrying more than 300 people from Haiti offshore of Cuba, the agency said in a statement.

Miami Herald · Feb 17, 2023

U.S. blocks vessels from area near balloon shoot down

The U.S. Coast Guard said Monday it is imposing a temporary security zone in the waters off Surfside Beach, South Carolina in the area where the U.S. military on Saturday shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Man rescued from sea in viral video arrested for leaving fish at Goonies house

Police in Oregon have arrested a Canadian man who allegedly stole a yacht and had to be rescued by a Coast Guard swimmer

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023