The Latest Breaking News from US Coast Guard

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MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday returned 49 people to Cuba after stopping four vessels off the Florida Keys.

Admiral Linda Fagan’s ‘historic nomination is sure to inspire next generation of women’ Homeland Security Secretary says

MIAMI — A Cuban diving instructor was recently rescued near Islamorada, in the Florida Keys, after sailing from Cuba on a windsurfing board. If the attempt seems desperate, it is not exceptional:

After two unsuccessful attempts to free the grounded Ever Forward in the Chesapeake Bay, the U.S. Coast Guard says containers will be removed to lighten the load before another try

MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard crew offloaded more than $243 million worth of cocaine at their base in Miami Beach following a 45-day patrol in the Caribbean, according to the military branch.

An Associated Press review of conflict databases compiled by non-governmental organizations, government tallies, and media reports found in the past five years more than 360 instances of state authorities ramming or shooting at foreign fishing boats, sometimes leading to deaths

The U.S. Coast Guard says crews will try to free a container ship that's been stranded in the Chesapeake Bay for more than two weeks

The windsurfer was equipped with a life jacket, GPS system, and multiple cell phones