US Coast Guard vessels are responsible for a lot more than chasing miscreants and intercepting contraband on the high seas.

The United States Coast Guard has established safety zones on portions of the Ohio and Allegheny rivers.

The Australian-owned cruise ship Scenic Eclipse II contacted Polar Star at approximately 11 p.m., local time Friday after ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to ...

The Coast Guard’s initial role in combating smuggling and enforcing tariff laws was critical to the success of the early American Republic. Back then, tariffs—or customs duties—provided as much as 90 ...

Members of the United States Coast Guard rescued four boaters after their vessel capsized about 30 miles north of Key West. Coast Guard officials said an Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said it coordinated with the crew of an oil tanker to save three people on a sailing vessel that was ...

A CGC Active boat crewman untangles the American flag from the cutter's small boat. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by YN3 Wesley K. Heuston) The United States Coast Guard, in coordination with the Department ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone unloaded more than 46,000 pounds of illicit drugs at Port Everglades, Fla., on March 20, ...

The Coast Guard suspended its search Saturday after the fishing vessel Lily Jean reportedly sank off Cape Ann with seven aboard, including an NOAA observer.

A United States Coast Guard operation offloaded nearly 50,000 pounds of cocaine at Fort Lauderdale in Florida.Approximately 49,010 pounds of illicit narcotics worth more than $362 million were seized ...