The Latest Breaking News from Coast Guard

2 cruise ships rescue more migrants off Florida coast

Crew members aboard two cruise ships have rescued about two dozen migrants found in small boats off Florida

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Coast Guard stops search for 4 people missing after helicopter crash in Gulf of Mexico

The crash happened on Thursday and launched an eight hour search over 180 square miles

The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2022

Coast Guard warns swimmers to 'always be prepared' for dangers ahead of New Year's celebrations

Some safety tips for swimmers include wearing a bright coloured swim cap or use a tow float

Dublin Live · Dec 30, 2022

Coast Guard stops a migrant boat off the Florida Keys with about 20 people

U.S. Coast Guard crews and agents with Customs and Border Protection stopped a migrant boat off the Florida Keys Wednesday afternoon with about 20 people on board.

Miami Herald · Dec 29, 2022

As Conception boat burned, divers trapped below deck calmly looked for way out, video shows

LOS ANGELES — Following the horrific Conception boat fire in 2019, authorities offered a small solace: The 33 divers and one crew member had died of smoke inhalation and may have perished in their sleep without suffering.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 22, 2022

News briefs

2 missing after migrant boat capsizes off the Florida Keys

Tribune News Service · Dec 22, 2022

2 missing after migrant boat with 21 aboard capsizes off the Florida Keys

MIAMI — U.S. Coast Guard crews launched a search for two missing people the agency says were among a group of 21 whose migrant boat capsized Wednesday off the Florida Keys.

Miami Herald · Dec 21, 2022

Heartwarming moment dog is rescued from water at the Baths

A touching video shows the pooch wagging her tail when the Dun Laoghaire Coast Guard and RNLI arrived to save the dog from the freezing water

Dublin Live · Dec 21, 2022

Now hiring: $140,000 job comes with San Francisco waterfront views, room and board — but there’s a catch

RICHMOND, Calif. — Can you ferry a boat, sling delicious hors d’oeuvres, tidy up bedsheets and make guests feel at home in a five-room inn in the middle of San Pablo Bay?

Tribune News Service · Dec 20, 2022

Woman dies after falling overboard cruise ship returning from Bahamas to Florida

The 36-year-old passenger, who has not been identified, was returning to Florida from the Bahamas on Thursday when she tragically plunged overboard on the MSC Meraviglia cruise ship

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022