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Titanic expedition yields lost bronze statue, high-resolution photos and other discoveries

Sep. 03, 2024 18:53 PM EDT

A bronze statue from the Titanic — not seen in decades and feared to be lost for good — is among the discoveries made by the company with salvage rights to the wreck site on its first expedition there in many years. RMS Titanic Inc., a Georgia-based company that holds the legal...

US Coast Guard Academy works to change its culture following sexual abuse and harassment scandal

Aug. 10, 2024 00:07 AM EDT

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The grueling basic training for fledgling cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, known as swab summer, has been revamped this year in light of a sexual abuse scandal that has rocked the prestigious service academy. Gone is the shock-and-awe on Day 1 of the...

US Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands

Aug. 09, 2024 18:22 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands came across a Russian ship in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said. The crew on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley on Monday...

Family of 4 from Texas missing after boat capsizes in Alaska, report says

Aug. 05, 2024 19:51 PM EDT

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended search efforts for four people who were missing after the boat they were on capsized near Homer in south-central Alaska on Saturday. The missing were identified by a relative as a family of four from Troy, Texas — Mary...

Hearing about deadly Titanic submersible implosion to take place in September

Jul. 30, 2024 13:09 PM EDT

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Coast Guard will hold a long-awaited public hearing about the deadly Titanic submersible disaster in September as it continues its investigation into the implosion of the vessel. The experimental Titan submersible imploded en route to the Titanic, killing...

Whale surfaces, capsizes fishing boat off New Hampshire coast

Jul. 24, 2024 05:58 AM EDT

RYE, N.H. (AP) — Two fishermen are safe after a whale crashed onto their boat, capsizing it off the New Hampshire shore, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The incident occurred Tuesday near Odiorne Point State Park in Rye. The two men, who were thrown overboard, said they had seen...

Alaska police and US Coast Guard searching for missing plane with 3 people onboard

Jul. 22, 2024 00:26 AM EDT

Alaska authorities are conducting a search for a missing airplane with three people onboard. Alaska State Troopers received a report from the U.S. Coast Guard of a missing plane shortly before 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the state Department of Public Safety said in a statement. ...

Heavily armed security boats patrol winding Milwaukee River during GOP convention

Jul. 17, 2024 22:04 PM EDT

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Instead of kayakers and tour boats, the summertime scene on the Milwaukee River has taken on a solemn tone this week during the Republican National Convention: Around-the-clock patrol boats, some with heavily armed officers. Security planners have had to contend...

A wind turbine is damaged off Nantucket Island. Searchers are combing beaches for debris

Jul. 16, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Offshore wind developers have sent teams to search for debris on the beaches of Nantucket Island, a popular summer tourist destination, after one of their turbine blades suffered damage. Vineyard Wind said Tuesday it is mobilizing teams on Nantucket to...

Barstool owner rescued by Coast Guard after losing control of boat off Nantucket

Jul. 16, 2024 13:49 PM EDT

The owner and founder of Barstool Sports lost control of a boat off Massachusetts before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave Portnoy, 47, said in a TikTok video that the harrowing Monday rescue off Nantucket happened after he unhooked his boat from buoys. Heavy winds then...