Category: Coast Guard

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Migrants Off Florida

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—The Coast Guard said it suspended its rescue operations at sunset Thursday after announcing earlier that afternoon that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida. Homeland Security Investigations officials have said they were actively investigating the case as a human smuggling operation….


Coast Guard Suspends Search for Survivors of Capsized Boat, Leaving 34 Lost at Sea

MIAMI BEACH, Fla.—The Coast Guard said it suspended its rescue operations at sunset Thursday after announcing earlier that afternoon that it had found four additional bodies in its search for dozens of migrants lost at sea off Florida. Homeland Security Investigations officials have said they were actively investigating the case as a human smuggling operation….


1 Body Found in Coast Guard Search for 38 Lost Off Florida

MIAMI—The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that its crews recovered one body and continue to search for 38 other people in the ocean off Florida days after their boat left the Bahamas in a suspected human smuggling attempt. Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian told a news conference that finding the other migrants alive is their highest…


Coast Guard: 1 Body Recovered, 38 Still Missing Off Florida

MIAMI—The U.S. Coast Guard battled time and currents Wednesday as aircraft and ships searched for 38 people missing in the Atlantic off Florida, four days after the capsizing of a suspected smuggling boat killed at least one and left one known survivor. Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian told a news conference that finding the other migrants…


Coast Guard Retiring Key Ocean Science Vessel, Replacement Delayed yet Again

OTTAWA—The federal government says it is being forced to retire one of the country’s most important science vessels, even as work on its replacement has hit yet another snag. The Canadian Coast Guard announced this afternoon that age has finally caught up to the 59-year-old CCGS Hudson, and the science vessel is being decommissioned. The…


Skyrocketing Shipbuilding Costs Continue as Estimate Puts Icebreakers Costs at $7.25B

OTTAWA—The federal government’s plan to build new ships for Canada’s navy and coast guard is being rocked by more skyrocketing costs. The latest blow comes from in a report this morning from parliamentary budget officer Yves-Giroux, who estimates Ottawa’s decision to build two new polar icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard will cost $7.25 billion….


Search Called Off for Overboard Passenger From Carnival Cruise Ship

LONG BEACH, Calif.—After more than 31 hours of searching for a woman who went overboard on a Carnival cruise ship near Ensenada, Mexico, the U.S. Coast Guard said Dec. 12 it was standing down pending additional information. The passenger, who was in her 20s, was reported overboard from the balcony of her stateroom aboard the…


Biden Meets With Coast Guard Service Members on Thanksgiving

President Joe Biden on Thursday met with Coast Guard service members in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and also held a virtual call with U.S. service members from the six branches of the military, as part of his activities on Thanksgiving. The president and first lady Jill Biden wished Americans a happy Thanksgiving prior to their trip to…


105 Containers That Fell Off Cargo Ship Believed to Have Sunk: Coast Guard

VICTORIA—The Canadian Coast Guard says it believes that many, if not all, of the 109 containers that fell from a cargo ship off Victoria in late October have sunk. The containers were tossed from the MV Zim Kingston during a storm near the entrance to the Juan de Fuca Strait around the time a fire…


Hazardous Materials Burning Aboard Container Ship Anchored Off Southern B.C.

VICTORIA—The Canadian Coast Guard said there was significant risk to mariners but not to people on shore as a fire burned in containers aboard a cargo ship about eight kilometres off the coast of Victoria on Sunday. The Coast Guard said it received word late Saturday morning about a fire in 10 damaged containers aboard…