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Capt. Phillip Thorne, outgoing Commander of Coast Guard Sector Juneau, walks with his wife, Jennifer, daughter, Madeline, 8, and mother, Gloria Thorne, at the conclusion of his Change of Command and Retirement Ceremonies at the Alaska State Museum on Friday, May 4, 2018. (Michael Penn Capt.
Experts say storm that dumped 50-inches of rain on Kauai in 24 hours is the first major disaster in Hawaii to be caused by climate change - and warn the next may be 'just a few years off' Emergency crews in Kauai, Hawaii evacuated 152 people by helicopter, 121 people by bus and others by water during severe flooding two weeks ago Earlier this month, hundreds of people were evacuated from Kauai, Hawaii after nearly 50 inches of rain lashed the island in just 24 hours. The storm caused heavy flooding and landslides - and, researchers now say it marked the first major storm in the state linked to climate change.
Submarine drones are exploring shipwrecks thousands of feet below the Gulf of Mexico - and what they've found is astonishing Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are conducting an expedition to explore shipwrecks in the uncharted waters of the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico , and they're returning to the surface with some stunning footage. As part of the mission, the researchers are using remote-operated submersibles to investigate a number of shipwrecks - some of them previously unidentified - that are resting thousands of feet underwater in the deepest, least-explored parts of the Gulf of Mexico.
Foss Maritime said that the U.S. Coast Guard recently awarded Grant Johnson, Foss Maritime's vice president for health, safety, quality and environment, with a Meritorious Public Service Award in recognition of his achievements as a member and vice chair of the National Offshore Safety Advisory Comm....
The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 76-year-old man from the cruise ship Silver Muse Thursday approximately 80 miles south of Nantucket. A crewmember aboard the cruise ship contacted Coast Guard watchstanders via satellite phone at about 9:30 a.m. reporting one of their passengers was experiencing symptoms of paralysis and needed further medical treatment.
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on April 14, 2018, the MOL-operated/managed crude oil tanker Altair Trader rescued a castaway in the South China Sea. At 19:10 local time on April 14, while underway in the South China Sea toward the port of Kawasaki, Japan, the Altair Trader noticed a light on the sea surface ahead the starboard and spotted a castaway.
Shipbrokers Simpson, Spence and Young's Atlantic Capesize Index down by 2,041 points in the week ending Monday to 7,323. "Led by gains on trans-Atlantic routes, the SSY Atlantic Capesize Index to the highest level since the second week of January at 7,323 points, up by 2,041 points week-on-week.
Legislation to fund the U.S. Coast Guard includes a rider that would protect a small island in exchange for opening up a plot of tideland on Kodiak Island to development.
The low sound of taps drifted from St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Dover Plains, N.Y., on Saturday, honoring a man who gave 30 years to the U.S. Coast Guard and 20 more to the state of Connecticut before he and his adoptive daughter were slain in nearby New Milford last week.
State Natural Resources Police and the U.S. Coast Guard told news outlets Friday that four boaters have died since April 4. Police superintendent Col. Ken Ziegler and Coast Guard Lt.
The United States Coast Guard said it responded to a natural gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas, on Tuesday evening. The agency was notified of the incident by vessel Jonathon King Boyd, which was on fire after hitting a gas pipeline while conducting dredging operations.
The United States Coast Guard said it responded to a natural gas pipeline fire near Port O'Connor, Texas, on Tuesday evening. The agency was notified of the incident by vessel Jonathon King Boyd, which was on fire after hitting a gas pipeline while conducting dredging operations.
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard's station in Yankeetown rescue 76-year-old Jack Baird on Monday, after the Dunnellon man's 45-foot sailboat ran aground near the Crystal River. A 45-foot sailboat sits aground Monday near the Crystal River.
This Sunday, April 15, 2018 image taken from video provided by the U.S. Coast Guard shows flooding in Kauai's Hanalei Bay, Hawaii. Hawaii Gov. David Ige issued an emergency proclamation for the island where heavy rainfall damaged or flooded dozens of homes in Hanalei, Wainiha, Haena and Anahola.
A dozen first-responders, some who risked their lives to save others last year, will be honored next week at the Hudson County 200 Club's annual Valor Awards luncheon. The special honorees are seven Jersey City police officers, one Hudson County Prosecutor's Office detective, three Bayonne firefighters and a corrections officer.
Two teenagers with a natural affinity for the sea assisted in rescuing two families - including a 4-year-old boy and 3-month-old baby - after the boat they were in capsized near the Florida Keys over the weekend. Mason Baker, 17, Will Coffin, 18, and Will's uncle, Dave Tolhurst, 54, were fishing for Yellowtail just north of the Conch Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area in the upper Keys on Saturday when Tolhurst noticed the 23-foot boat overturned about 500 yards away, Baker told ABC News.
Straits of Mackinac during a Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City MH-60 overflight on April 4, 2018. The Coast Guard conducted overflights of areas of interest for a mineral oil spill from a submerged utility line to monitor the extent of the spill and identify any product on the surface.
Tours are open to the public on Friday from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Nauticus Pier near Waterside. The Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle, "America's Tall Ship," is the only active square-rigger in the U.S. government service and the largest tall-ship flying the stars and stripes, at 295-feet long.
This Feb. 11, 2014 aerial file photo shows a view of the Mackinac Bridge, which spans a 5-mile-wide freshwater channel called the Straits of Mackinac that separates Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. Officials say hundreds of gallons of potentially toxic coolant fluid have leaked from electric power cables in the waterway that links Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.