Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returns home after 75 days at sea

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returned to homeport in Key West, Fla., after 75 days on patrol helping safeguard and return migrants and stopping drug smugglers.

Cellphone on empty boat leads rescue crews to 2 stranded on Horn Island, Coast Guard says

Two boaters stranded overnight on Horn Island were rescued by the Coast Guard on Monday after authorities found a capsized boat, an ice chest and cellphone, then tracked the passengers to a Mississippi beach.

Thousands turn out for Day 1 of 100th Coast Guard Festival

Thousands of people welcomed United States Coast Guard vessels into port at Grand Haven, Mich. — “Coast Guard City USA” — for the 100th anniversary of the festival.

Coast Guard Cutter Stone returns home after 63 days at sea

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stone returned to homeport in North Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday after 63 days at sea seeking out drug traffickers in the Atlantic and Caribbean.

Coast Guard must rebuild public trust after sex assault scandal to improve recruiting, congressman says

The Coast Guard must prove service members were held accountable for the sexual assault cover-up at its academy if leaders want to rebuild public trust and overcome recruiting shortfalls, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson told the service’s commandant.

Coast Guard, Navy rescue 26 people in Western Pacific waters over the weekend

The U.S. Navy and Coast Guard rescued 26 people over the weekend from two vessels in distress in the Western Pacific.

60 migrants lost at sea en route from Bahamas to Florida, officials say

The search for about 60 migrants lost at sea who departed the Bahamas earlier this month for Florida has been called off, according to U.S. and Bahamian officials.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy thanks Coast Guard after harrowing rescue

Barstool Sports owner and founder Dave Portnoy thanked the U.S. Coast Guard in social media posts Monday after his boat lost power in Nantucket Harbor and was towed back to mooring.

Ship emergency on Lake Superior is latest safety mishap for Great Lakes freighter operator

Lake Superior was calm, and the Michipicoten was plying deep waters June 8 when the ship’s crew heard a loud bang. The freighter began taking on water and issued a mayday. The U.S. Coast Guard rushed to the scene, evacuating half the ship’s 22 crew members. Inspectors would later find a 13-foot crack in its hull.

Pilots revised ship strike protocol in months before vessel collapsed Key Bridge

How to halt vehicle traffic due to a threat from a ship had rarely, if ever, been needed. But just 13 days before a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a harbor pilot had discussed updates to the procedure with fellow port stakeholders.