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WATCH: Coast Guard rescues dog trapped inside shipping container
The dog was trapped inside a shipping container for more than week.
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US Coast Guard service members don't feel safe, review says. Officials promise changes
U.S. Coast Guard officials are promising reforms after an internal review sparked by reports of sexual assault and harassment found that “too many” of its members don’t feel safe and trust in leadership is eroding. The wide-ranging 90-day review, released Wednesday, calls for an end to a “permissive environment” that extends to inappropriate jokes and comments, and a greater focus on...
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18-year-old lobsterman missing; fishing boat found empty off Maine coast
An 18-year-old New England lobsterman remains missing after the U.S. Coast Guard spent the majority of this weekend searching for the teen off the coast of Maine. The Coast Guard said Sunday that it had suspended its search for the missing mariner following 40 hours of searching after Tylar Michaud’s fishing vessel “Top Gun” was found empty near Jonesport...
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Coast Guard apologizes for mishandling of sex assaults at academy following revelation of probe
The U.S. Coast Guard apologized Friday for not taking “appropriate action” years ago when it failed to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service’s Connecticut academy. The service also acknowledged it did not widely disclose its six-year internal investigation into dozens of cases from 1988 to 2006. Two U.S. senators on Friday said in a...
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Search continues for Titanic tourist submersible missing in Atlantic Ocean
David Gallo, an expert in mapping the ocean floor who led the first mapping expedition to Titanic, tells NBC10 Boston that a number of things could have gone wrong including the submersible possibly getting tangled in Titanic’s wreckage, which would mean it could take a robot to free the vessel.
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Search Underway for 3 American Sailors Who Disappeared Near Mexico Coast
The Mexican Navy, with help from the U.S. Coast Guard, are searching for three American sailors who were last heard from on April 4 traveling near Mazatlán, Mexico, to San Diego.
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Boaters Rescued After Being Found Fending Off Sharks Near Louisiana Coast
A group of boaters had to be rescued by members of the Coast Guard Sunday after their boat sank offshore in Empire, Louisiana.