The Coast Guard found and rescued two stranded boaters Saturday near Hopedale, La., the service said in a news release.

The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, the USCGC Calhoun (WMSL 759), on Saturday at Coast Guard Base Charleston, S.C. It is named for the first master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard, Charles L. Calhoun.

A powerboat sped past surfers just offshore and onto a California beach. A dozen or so people jumped out of the vessel, ran across the sand and got into a waiting SUV on a nearby road. Officials are calling for harsher penalties on human smugglers and more resources for the Coast Guard and National Guard.

Hundreds of cargo ships lost propulsion in U.S. waters in recent years near critical infrastructure like bridges and ports, according to U.S. Coast Guard reports.

Recreational boats were allowed to pass the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse for the first time Tuesday since the bridge fell three weeks ago.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy cracked down on 55 cadets who were caught distributing answers “via electronic means” for two assignments, according to an academy news release.

The Coast Guard’s Honolulu­-based “Indo-­Pacific Support Cutter“ CGC Harriet Lane returned to port Tuesday after its first patrol across Oceania.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dependable has lived up to its name. That was made clear Tuesday in a ceremony in Virginia Beach, Va., to honor the Dependable and its 56 years of service to the nation.

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard found and rescued three men Tuesday from a tiny atoll in the South Pacific near Guam thanks in part to the mariners spelling out “HELP” on the beach using palm leaves.