Rescued 38 migrants from capsized vessel in one week. The Coast Guard has called off the search for survivors from a capsized migrant vessel. The boat was spotted…
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NOAA Satellite Fleet Saved 330 Lives in 2021
Vessels with emergency beacons tap into satellites. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) partnered with NASA in 1982 to start the Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking…
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Coast Guard Implements New Financial Management System
Homeland Security better able to manage resources with state-of-the-art integrated system. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Management Directorate announced this month that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG)…
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Coast Guard Continues Search for 39 People
Over-capacity boat suspected of human smuggling. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has opened an investigation after a lone man was rescued from the overturned hull of a…
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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Haitian Migrants At Sea
CBP discovers 176 Haitians floating in overloaded wooden sailing boat. A Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations flight crew spotted the wooden sailing vessel last week…
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U.S. Navy Seizes $4 Million Worth of Heroin
The fishing vessel was intercepted on the Arabian sea. The United States Navy seized $4 million worth of heroin on the Arabian Sea this week. In a statement…
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California Oil Spill Closes Beaches, Endangers Wetlands
Underwater pipeline leak the apparent cause. Saturday afternoon, the U.S. Coast Guard said an oil slick had been spotted off the Southern California coast. It established a unified command to respond. Later…
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Coast Guard to Receive 2022 Budget Increase
Commandant says it is the right path to recapitalization. The U.S. Coast Guard will receive a budgetary increase for 2022. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz said he…
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Coast Guard Urges Increased Arctic Patrolling
Intends to balance Russian presence with naval influence Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz discussed potential future strategy for the Arctic in an online discussion hosted by Brookings…
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The United States to Increase Arctic Presence
Coast Guard looks to renovate and expand Seattle base to support operations. The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing the renovation and expansion of its Seattle waterfront base to…
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