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Coast Guard Kerala adds ICGS Saksham to its fleet

KOCHI: Adding to the fleet power of Indian Coast Guard in Kerala Mahe region, an offshore patrol vessel will soon join service in Kochi. The 105m Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) named ICGS Saksham was commissioned in Goa on Wednesday and will be based in Kochi to enhance CG’s operational capability…

The Times of India · Mar 17, 2022

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in US, a Year after Sister Vessel Blocked Suez Canal

The Ever Forward container ship is currently grounded in the Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore, according to the US Coast Guard, nearly a year after another ship run by the same company blocked the Suez Canal for six days. The container ship is operated by Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd, the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 16, 2022

Haitians aiming for Florida Keys outpace 2021 migration

Haitian migrants are reaching Florida’s shores in repeated suspected human smuggling operations that are outpacing last year’s migration waves

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

VIDEO: Coast Guard Rescues 9 Workers From Rig Fire Off Texas Coast

A coordinated effort from multiple agencies ensured the workers were quickly brought to safety and the fire was contained.

Zenger · Feb 27, 2022

Coast Guard seizes live sea cucumbers; arrests poachers

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The Hindu · Feb 24, 2022

Sentence upheld for Coast Guard officer tied to terror plot

A federal appeals court has upheld a prison sentence of more than 13 years for a former Coast Guard officer accused of stockpiling weapons and plotting politically motivated killings inspired by a far-right mass murderer

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

'Truly terrifying' moment man bitten by shark while fishing rescued by coastguard

The 51-year-old man, whose name has not been reported, was bitten by a shark while fishing near the district of Bimini in The Bahamas on Monday

Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022

Fisherman attacked by shark rescued by helicopter near Bahamas

A crewmate put the fisherman in a tourniquet before the Coast Guard arrived, a move that may have saved the man’s life

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

Coast Guard rescues fisherman bitten by shark near Bimini

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 51-year-old fisherman who was bitten by a shark near the Bahamas

The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022

Jill Biden meets with Miami’s Coast Guard spouses, reads to kids

MIAMI — Donning princess costumes and paper pirate hats, dozens of kids of U.S. Coast Guard members stationed in Miami surrounded first lady Jill Biden on Friday as she read them a children’s book about friendship.

Miami Herald · Feb 19, 2022