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US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem helps fly an HC-130J during an aerial tour from US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak on March 17, 2025, in Kodiak Station, Alaska.
MY TURN

Now ICE Barbie Wants Her Own Brand New $50M Private Jet

The Coast Guard put in a last-minute addition to its budget for the Homeland Security secretary.

Julia Ornedo

A Coast Guard helicopter rescues a man clinging to a cooler 30 miles off the coast of Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.
‘NIGHTMARE SCENARIO’

Man Rescued Floating on Cooler Miles Offshore After Milton

The Coast Guard provided footage of the rescue of a fishing boat captain who managed to survive Hurricane Milton’s approach to Florida.

Zachary Folk

A photo of the wreckage of the Titan submersible.
STILL A MYSTERY

OceanGate Co-Founder Says Answers May Never Come

“And honestly, I don't know if any of us will ever know,” Guillermo Söhnlein said Monday.

Clay Walker

Dave Portnoy
SOS

Barstool Bro-in-Chief Dave Portnoy Rescued by Coast Guard

“Captain Dave” unhooked his boat from a buoy before realizing he had “no power, no radio, no anchor, no nothing,” he said.

AJ McDougall

Three men were saved from Pikelot Attoll in the Pacific after their “HELP” message was seen by a U.S. Navy jet.
SOS

Men Rescued From Desert Island Thanks to Giant ‘HELP’ Sign

The trio had been stranded for over a week and surviving on coconut meat.

Dan Ladden-Hall

Weapons seized by the Coast Guard from a vessel in the Arabian Sea
BUSTED

U.S. Seized Hundreds of Houthi-Bound Illegal Arms

Coast Guard personnel boarded a ship in the Arabian Sea they say originated from Iran.

Amanda Yen

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Noel Rubio, 60.
LOST AT SEA

Coast Guard Searches for Missing Mariner

Noel Rubio was embarking on a three-week voyage from California to Hawaii, but never arrived at his destination.

Edith Olmsted

Two died and three were rescued from an overturned vessel off Chichagof Island in Alaska.
HORRIFYING

2 Die in Overturned Vessel Off Island Where ‘Outlast’ Filmed

Three others were rescued, the Coast Guard said.

Dan Ladden-Hall

U.S. Coast Guard's logo is seen on a helicopter on the deck
‘IT WAS EMOTIONAL’

Fisherman Survives for 2 Weeks on Raft Off Washington Coast

The man, who had been eating salmon for sustenance, was taken to the hospital to recover.

Alex Nguyen

U.S. Coast Guard en route to Titan sub wreckage site
NEXT STEPS

Coast Guard Recovers Last Evidence, ‘Remains’ From Titan Sub

The remains were recovered from the wreckage site and are expected to be transported to the U.S. for analysis.

AJ McDougall

A photo of a “hamster wheel-like” contraption that Reza Baluchi allegedly tried to sail from Florida to London.
‘MANIFESTLY UNSAFE’

Fla. Man Nabbed Trying to Reach U.K. in Big ‘Hamster Wheel’

When Reza Baluchi was intercepted by the Coast Guard, he allegedly held them at bay for three days with a 12-inch knife and a fake bomb.

Justin Rohrlich

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