911 caller reports flare off Florida coast, sending the Coast Guard searching — but it was something galactic

When a flash of light crossed the night sky off the east coast of Florida, one person called for help. Two Coast Guard crews began searching the area but found nothing. That’s because the flash wasn’t a flare at all, and was actually something millions of years in the making — a meteor.

Coast Guard’s reliance on outdated housing prices makes life harder for personnel, GAO says

The Coast Guard’s lack of data prevents its leaders from determining whether personnel are receiving sufficient housing allowances to cover the costs of living in remote areas and popular vacation destinations, the GAO said.

US Coast Guard cutter from St. Petersburg, Fla., offloads $55M in seized drugs

A U.S. Coast Guard cutter stationed in St. Petersburg, Fla., offloaded about $55 million worth of marijuana and cocaine that its crew seized during a drug patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean, officials announced this week.

Coast Guard Cutter Confidence returns to Florida homeport after 60-day deployment

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence is home after a 60-day deployment during which the crew processed migrants, helped rescue disabled vessels and monitored drug trafficking operations.

US Coast Guard rescues dog that fell off pier into icy Lake Michigan

The U.S. Coast Guard went to work after a dog fell off a pier near the Great Lakes Yacht Club in Kenosha Harbor on Thursday afternoon.

What we now know about the fatal Port Newark fire

Witnesses called to testify in a series of public hearings over the past two weeks by the U.S. Coast Guard in conjunction with the National Transportation Safety Board into the fire that killed two veteran firefighters offered new insights into the problems firefighters faced.

Coast Guard to temporarily deactivate units amid staffing shortages, recruiting struggles

Coast Guard units will be temporarily deactivated in a consolidation this year as the service grapples with one of the largest workforce shortages in its history.

Coast Guard looks for answers in tragic Port Newark shipboard blaze that killed 2 firefighters

Six months after a fatal shipboard fire at Port Newark claimed the lives of two firefighters, federal investigators are set to begin a series of public hearings to determine what happened aboard the Grande Costa d’Avorio.

Navy, Coast Guard team up to rescue Chinese boaters in distress near Guam

The U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Guam first responders worked together over the weekend to rescue six Chinese boaters in distress off Guam’s coast.

Coast Guard veteran gets up to 5 years for sending child sex abuse images to UK

A Coast Guard veteran will serve a sentence of 4.5 to 5 years after pleading guilty to charges involving child sex abuse images. The sentence will begin after Lassiter serves a two-year jail sentence in Oregon for similar charges.