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31 Crew Members Rescued from Canadian Fishing Boat
An on-board fire Tuesday night disabled the vessel amidst 50 mph winds and 30-foot waves south of Nova Scotia.
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Man Charged With Making Hoax Marine Distress Call
A man has been charged with making a false distress call to the U.S. Coast Guard in Maine that resulted in a more than five-hour search by boat and helicopter. Nathan Libby, 31, of Rockland, was charged with making the fake call Dec. 3 via VHF-FM radio channel 16, the U.S attorney’s office said in a news release Friday. Libby…
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Maine Fishing Boat Owner Says It's Not at Fault for Sinking
The owner of a Maine boat carrying four fishermen that sank off Cape Cod last fall has asked a court to declare it is not at fault. The owner of the 82-foot Emmy Rose wants a Maine federal court judge to declare that it is not liable for damages in the sinking. The owner, Boat Aaron and Melissa Inc., said…
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Here Is What $400 Million of Cocaine and Marijuana Looks Like
The United States Coast Guard pulled into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with $400 million worth of cocaine and marijuana. The drugs were confiscated in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Coast Guard Tows Fishing Boat to Safety in 5-Day Operation
A fishing vessel that became stranded off the coast of Massachusetts last Sunday has been towed to safety after a five-day operation, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Saturday. The fishing vessel Fearless was 160 nautical miles east of Nantucket on Sunday night when it became disabled and called for help. Winds were more than 20 miles per hour at the…
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Investigation Into Sunken Fishing Boat Could Take Months
An investigation into what caused a fishing boat carrying four Maine fishermen to sink off Cape Cod will likely take weeks or months, the Coast Guard said Friday. The boat sank off Provincetown on Monday when it was en route to Gloucester, Massachusetts. Members of the Maine fishing community have been raising money for the families of the men lost…
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Coast Guard Says Investigation Into Sunken Fishing Boat Could Take Months
The Emmy Rose, based in Portland, Maine, sank off Provincetown on Monday when it was en route to Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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Search for 4 Missing Fishermen Off Provincetown Coast Suspended
The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search Tuesday evening for four missing fishermen whose boat, the Emmy Rose, sank a day earlier off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts. In a tweet Tuesday morning, the Coast Guard said crews had searched throughout the night for the fishermen, who are all believed to be from Maine. The 82-foot boat’s home port...
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Maine Fishermen Remain Missing After Boat Sinks Off Coast of Provincetown
For a second straight day, the Coast Guard is searching off Cape Cod for four fishermen from Maine after their boat sank.
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Search Continues for 4 Missing Fishermen
The U.S. Coast Guard continued its search off the Massachusetts coast for four missing fishermen.
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Coast Guard Searching for 4 People After Boat Sinks Off Provincetown
The United States Coast Guard spent Monday searching for four Maine fishermen after the vessel they were aboard sank off the Massachusetts coast on Monday. The Coast Guard said the 82-foot fishing vessel, Emmy Rose, sank at about 1 a.m. some 20 miles off Provincetown. When the Coast Guard First District Command Center in Boston received an alert from the…
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Coast Guard Searching for Missing Fishermen Off Provincetown
The United States Coast Guard continues to search for a boat with four fishermen off the coast of Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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Servicewomen Killed in Alabama Plane Crash Identified
Authorities have identified the two service members who were killed when their plane crashed in a residential Alabama neighborhood.
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Local Crews Head to Gulf Coast for Hurricane Response, Water Rescues
Local first responders were headed to the Gulf Coast Thursday to assist in the response to Hurricane Laura. FEMA Task Force 1, composed of 45 people out of Beverly, was headed to the region to assist with water rescues. They will join members of the Coast Guard station on Cape Cod who were sent to the region Tuesday to rescue…
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Helping Communities Hit by Laura
Homes and businesses were destroyed when Hurricane Laura struck Louisiana.
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Local Crews Heading to Gulf Coast
Local first responders were headed to the Gulf Coast Thursday to assist in the response to Hurricane Laura.
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Coast Guard Offloads Over $228 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana at Port Everglades
Coast Guard crews began to offload over 28,000 pounds of cocaine and marijuana Thursday morning at a South Florida port. Officials say the drugs, worth more than $228 million in street value, were offloaded at Port Everglades after the cutter Hamilton arrived before 8 a.m. The drugs were captured during several interdictions in both the Caribbean Sea and the eastern…
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Woman Killed in Apparent Shark Attack in Maine
A woman has died in what authorities in Maine are describing as an apparent shark attack Monday near Bailey Island.
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Boat Catches Fire in Boston
A boat caught fire near graves light off Boston, according to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard cutter, a helicopter and a boat are responding to a call about the fire, which came in just before 6:30 a.m. The Boston Fire Marine unit is also responding. No further information was immediately available.
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Missing Boater Found Dead
According to the Coast Guard, the missing man was found unresponsive shortly before 8 a.m. Sunday, about 12 hours after his 17-foot boat overturned.