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31 charged in Coast Guard test-fixing scheme, prosecutors say
A U.S. Coast Guard employee took bribes to fix exams for merchant mariners to get licenses for positions on ships, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana said.
Crews race to remove overturned ship before hurricane season
The Golden Ray capsized Sept. 8 in the St. Simons Sound shortly after leaving the Port of Brunswick with 4,200 automobiles in its cargo decks.
Coast Guard panel to probe Gulf of Alaska sinking
Survivor John Lawler said the fishing boat listed hard to the starboard side and although no emergency alarms sounded, he was convinced the vessel was in grave danger.
FAA: Navy exercise near Florida to cause widespread GPS interference
Similar drills are slated for Texas, Arizona, New Mexico and North Carolina.
By Dylan Gresik
Senior citizen who skippered a sailboat stuffed with meth pleads guilty
The Coast Guard interdicted the sailboat in April.
Cocaine seized from Pacific smugglers brought to San Diego
About 8,165 kilograms of the drug was offloaded from the cutter Bertholf.
Officials: Warship seizes Iranian missile components
They suspect the parts were destined for Houthi rebels in Yemen.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
The nautical beginnings of America’s war on drugs
Cutters versus contraband traffickers heading for San Francisco Bay.
By Daniel Laliberte, HistoryNet.com
Another Arctic mission completed, the Coast Guard’s icebreaker takes a bow
Cutter Healy is slated to return to its homeport in Seattle as this year’s three-month deployment ends.
By Michael S. Lockett, Juneau Empire
Protect pay for our unsung maritime military service: the US Coast Guard
This congressman makes the case for the Pay Our USCG Parity Act to ensure the Coast Guard is paid during a government shutdown
By Rep. Charlie Crist
Buyer now has keys to historic Lake Superior lighthouse
Five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and now he's the lord of a pretty cool lakeside manor.
By Dan Kraker, Minnesota Public Radio News