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Sailor arrives in Hawaii a day after US Coast Guard seeks public's help finding him

Feb. 05, 2024 23:10 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — A 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaii arrived in the islands over the weekend, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard asked the public for help finding him. Noel Rubio arrived safely with his 32-foot sailboat (9.7-meter) sailboat Malulani on Saturday, the...

Dog rescued after more than a week trapped inside shipping container in Texas port

Feb. 02, 2024 20:13 PM EST

HOUSTON (AP) — It was just another routine day of inspecting shipping containers at the Port of Houston for U.S. Coast Guard officer Ryan McMahon when he and his team thought they heard barking coming from inside one of the thousands of containers that surrounded them. “Oh,...

US Coast Guard searches for man sailing from California to Hawaii

Feb. 02, 2024 18:57 PM EST

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday asked mariners for help in finding a 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaii. Noel Rubio left Long Beach on Dec. 28 on the 32-foot (9.7-meter) sailboat Malulani, the Coast Guard said in a news release. He planned to arrive...

US Coast Guard says a Dominican died after it fired at a fleeing boat carrying $11M worth of cocaine

Jan. 12, 2024 09:53 AM EST

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said a person from the Dominican Republic died after it fired at a fleeing boat in the Caribbean Sea that was smuggling an estimated $11 million worth of cocaine. The agency said Thursday that Coast Guard officials aboard a U.S....

2 dead, 3 rescued after a boat overturns near a southeast Alaska community

Jan. 11, 2024 17:37 PM EST

SITKA, Alaska (AP) — Two people died and three others were rescued from the water after a boat overturned near the southeast Alaska city of Sitka this week, authorities said. The U.S. Coast Guard said it responded Tuesday after being notified by local police that a boat had...

A lithium-ion battery fire in a cargo ship's hold is out after several days of burning

Dec. 31, 2023 20:23 PM EST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship's hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The 19 crew members of the ship, Genius Star XI,...

Cargo ship carrying burning lithium-ion batteries reaches Alaska, but kept offshore for safety

Dec. 30, 2023 15:30 PM EST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday. There were no injuries to the 19 crew...

Cargo ship carrying lithium ion batteries ordered to continue to Alaska despite a fire in cargo hold

Dec. 29, 2023 21:29 PM EST

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A cargo vessel carrying lithium-ion batteries has been ordered to continue to Alaska after a fire was reported in its cargo hold. The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday the fire is contained but ongoing. The 410-foot (125-meter) cargo ship Genius Star XI was...