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Stranded sailors rescued from tiny Pacific island after making ‘HELP' sign with leaves
A “HELP” sign made from palm tree leaves saved three sailors stranded on a tiny Pacific atoll for more than a week, after the U.S. Coast Guard spotted it from the sky.
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Coast Guard searching for man who went overboard from Royal Caribbean cruise off the Bahamas
The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 20-year-old man who went overboard from a Royal Caribbean cruise Thursday morning off the Bahamas.
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US Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle to keep whales safe
The U.S. Coast Guard is embarking on one of its most unique missions yet in Puget Sound: a pilot program to alert vessels of whale sightings.
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Man who fell from oil tanker off Boston coast has died, DA says
The man pulled from the Atlantic Ocean off Boston after falling from an oil tanker early Tuesday morning has died, prosecutors confirmed Wednesday. Local fishermen searching for the man who fell from the MTM Dublin happened upon him in the water and raced him to shore, where he was seen being taken from their boat by Boston EMS, the crew…
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Man falls from oil tanker off Boston coast
A man was hospitalized after falling overboard about 30 miles from shore.
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Man falls off oil tanker about 30 miles off Boston coast
The America’s crew says they searched in pitch black conditions for a while before they found the man who’d fallen overboard purely by chance, when their flashlights came upon his reddish-orange life vest, about a mile from where the Dublin was anchored.
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Fishermen say they found man who fell from oil tanker in ocean off Boston coast
Local fishermen pulled a man from the ocean far off the coast of Boston early Tuesday morning after he fell from an oil tanker, the crew told NBC10 Boston. The vessel raced back to shore to get the man to a hospital, according to the crew. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed it was called about a person fell off...
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US Coast Guard seizes over six tons of cocaine worth $160 million in the Caribbean
More than 12,100 pounds of cocaine with an estimated value of over $160 million that was seized by the U.S. Coast Guard was offloaded in Miami, officials said.
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Florida man riding human-sized hamster wheel in Atlantic Ocean arrested on federal charges
According to a criminal complaint filed in Miami, the Coast Guard spotted 51-year-old Reza Baluchi Aug. 26 off the coast of Tybee Island, Georgia. Baluchi told the Coast Guard he was attempting to ride the “hydro-pod” vessel to England.
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Fisherman missing off Nantucket, Coast Guard leading search
A major search was underway Sunday off the coast of Nantucket for a fisherman reported missing Saturday night, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The crew of a fishing boat called Gaston’s Legacy reported their colleague missing about 8 p.m. Saturday, prompting a Coast Guard search by land and air that continued overnight and into Sunday, a Coast Guard...
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People flee into ocean as deadly wildfires burn in Hawaii's historic Lahaina town, leaving 6 dead
Deadly wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned buildings in historic Lahaina town and other areas, forcing evacuations as some people entered the ocean to flee heavy smoke and flames.
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Florida boater missing for 2 days rescued as boat was sinking
A Florida boater missing since Thursday was found alive Saturday morning, 12 miles off the coast of St. Augustine on a mostly submerged boat, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
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A man tried to sail from California to Mexico. He was rescued, but abandoned boat drifted to Hawaii
A boat that washed ashore in Hawaii has been identified as belonging to a California mariner who ran into trouble while sailing from San Diego to Mexico.
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Kayak adrift off Martha's Vineyard sparks search for owner
A kayak found drifting off Martha’s Vineyard sparked a search for its owner on Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The agency shared an image of a green kayak with a fishing pole and white paddle that was spotted near the Gay Head Lighthouse at the western tip of the island. The Coast Guard was working with the Menemsha...
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When wealthy adventurers take huge risks, who should foot the bill for rescue attempts?
In recent days, the massive hunt for a submersible vehicle lost during a north Atlantic descent to explore the wreckage of the Titanic has refocused attention on the conundrum: Who should pay for the sweeping search?
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Search Continues for 1 Missing Fisherman Off NH
The U.S. Coast Guard continued to search the water off New Hampshire and Massachusetts after finding three of four missing fishermen unresponsive Thursday.
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3 Boaters Who Died Off Mass. Coast IDed; Search for 4th Suspended
The three boaters found unresponsive near an overturned fishing boat off the Massachusetts coast Thursday have been pronounced dead and identified, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday. The search for a fourth missing boater was suspended earlier in the day. The three men who died were identified as Jia Fu Zheng, 38, and Daxiao Lin, 43, of Quincy, Massachusetts, and…
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3 Found Unresponsive After Fishing Boat Overturns Off Coast of Cape Ann
The U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for four people who were on a fishing boat that capsized; three people were found unresponsive, and one is still being sought.
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Watch a Queen Mary 2 Passenger Be Rescued by Helicopter
A U.S. Coast Guard helicopter airlifted a passenger of the cruise ship Queen Mary 2 this week, in a mission off the coast of Massachusetts that was caught on camera. The passenger, an 82-year-old man with a suspected blockage in his heart, was pulled up to the hovering helicopter from a deck on the famed ship on Wednesday, according to…
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WATCH: Coast Guard Rescues Sick Queen Mary 2 Cruise Ship Passenger
A Coast Guard helicopter rescued an 82-year-old man suffering a suspected heart issue from the Queen Mary 2 cruise ship off Nantucket on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2023.