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Search continues after boat capsizes off Baja California coast. 16 rescued, but others missing

Authorities are searching for 11 people missing after a boat from Mexico capsized off Baja California

The Independent UK · Oct 17

Clinging to Wreckage in the Dark: 16 Rescued, 11 Missing After Boat Sinks in Open Pacific Off Baja California

U.S. Coast Guard rescued 16 from the Pacific 140 miles off Ensenada; 11 remain missing as search covering 950 nautical miles continues.

Latin Times · Oct 17

Mexico Baja Coast May Day Call: US Coast Guard saves 16 people, 11 missing. What has happened?

Migrants are increasingly turning to the risky alternative offered by smugglers to travel by sea to avoid heavily guarded land borders. Small boats called pangas leave Baja in the dead of night and sometimes travel hundreds of miles north.

The Economic Times · Oct 16

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After surging troops to the border, US Army showcases a quieter Rio Grande

The U.S. Army is deploying hundreds of soldiers to Texas' Rio Grande Valley in response to what it says are signs of elevated activity from Mexican drug cartels

The Independent UK · Oct 13

189 Haitians rescued off an overloaded boat in bad weather, US Coast Guard says

MIAMI — About 189 Haitians were rescued Saturday from bad weather and a sail freighter too small for such a large human load, the U.S. Coast Guard announced via Twitter.

Miami Herald · Mar 20, 2022

Bid underway to refloat cargo ship aground in Chesapeake Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard said efforts are underway to refloat a 1,000-foot container vessel that ran aground in the Maryland portion of the Chesapeake Bay

The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2022

Recent arrivals of hundreds of Haitians in Florida Keys is a sign of new trafficking routes

MIAMI — The arrival of nearly 700 Haitians in a string of dramatic migrant landings near an exclusive wealthy enclave in the Upper Florida Keys over the past four months suggests that those behind the rise in Haitian boat migration are getting bolder, and using new trafficking routes to get…

Miami Herald · Mar 11, 2022

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Boat packed with hundreds of Haitian migrants runs aground in Florida

U.S. authorities are investigating what appeared to be one of the largest human smuggling attempts off U.S. shores in years, after a boat packed with 356 Haitian migrants ran aground in the Florida Keys on Sunday.

Reuters · Mar 7, 2022

VIDEO: US Coast Guard Cutter Sets New Record For Southernmost Voyage In Antarctica

The Polar Star, commissioned in 1976, breaks its old record by reaching the Bay of Whales on Feb. 17.

Zenger · Mar 3, 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 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

Witness: Arbery’s killer insulted subordinate for dating a Black man

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A woman Travis McMichael supervised during his time in the U.S. Coast Guard broke down on the witness stand Friday as she told the jury he repeatedly insulted her when he discovered she had previously dated a Black man.

Tribune News Service · Feb 18, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard offloads $1 billion worth of narcotics

A U.S. Coast Guard vessel offloaded Thursday more than 30 metric tons of cocaine and marijuana worth over $1 billion that was seized at sea during a months-long deployment off the coast of South America

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

1 body found after plane carrying 8 passengers crashes off Outer Banks in NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One body has been found in the search for a plane with eight passengers that crashed Sunday, east of Drum Inlet on the Outer Banks, the U.S. Coast Guard reports.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Plane carrying 8 people crashes off Outer Banks in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eight people were aboard a plane that crashed Sunday, four miles east of Drum Inlet on the Outer Banks, according the U.S. Coast Guard.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2022

18 people rescued from breakaway ice sheet on Lake Erie, Coast Guard says

The U.S. Coast Guard said it rescued 18 people who were stranded on an ice sheet on Lake Erie.

Miami Herald · Jan 28, 2022

US search for missing migrants from capsized boat off Florida coast shifts to land in Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.S. authorities on Friday shifted their search for missing migrants from a capsized boat off Puerto Rico to land from water after 17 individuals were taken into custody hours after their makeshift craft hit a rock.

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Miami Herald · Jan 28, 2022

Coast Guard ends migrant search off Florida coast after 5 bodies found, 34 more feared dead

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday night for dozens of migrants who disappeared in the ocean after their boat capsized about 40 miles off Fort Pierce Inlet shortly after it left the Bahamas en route to Florida.

Miami Herald · Jan 27, 2022

Coast Guard ending migrant search off Florida coast after 5 bodies found, 34 more feared dead

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard is preparing to call off its search Thursday for dozens of migrants who disappeared in the ocean after their boat capsized about 40 miles off Fort Pierce Inlet shortly after it left the Bahamas en route to Florida.

Reuters · Jan 27, 2022

U.S. Coast Guard reports intercepting 191 Haitians aboard sailing vessel off Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday reported intercepting 191 Haitians aboard an overloaded sailing vessel a day earlier off the Bahamas, a known transit point for sea-borne human smuggling routes operating between the Caribbean and Florida.

The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2022

Capsized boat found near Florida; 39 people missing

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people after a good Samaritan rescued a man clinging to a boat off the coast of Florida

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