12 Missing After Ship Capsizes Off Coast of Louisiana April 15, 2021 Twelve people were still missing on April 14 after six other crew members were pulled from rough seas following the...
Fire Causes Explosion on Florida Ship, 9 Firefighters Sent to Hospital June 9, 2020 Nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight...
Coast Guard Orders Cruise Ships in Galveston to Form Medical Plans April 9, 2020 The U.S. Coast Guard has determined that crew members on cruise ships and vessels in Galveston, Texas, present a public...
NTSB: Coast Guard Ignored Duck Boat Safety Recommendations November 15, 2019 By Jim Salter Federal transportation safety investigators criticized the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday for ignoring suggestions over nearly two decades to improve tourist...
Oil from Capsized Cargo Ship Found Along Georgia Coast September 26, 2019 Authorities say oil from an overturned cargo ship has reached several parts of Georgia’s shoreline, leaving a sheen in marshes...
Damaged Barge Removed After Spilling 117K Gallons of Oil in Mississippi Waterway September 19, 2019 Crews have removed a damaged barge that spilled oil from Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in northeast Mississippi. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. David...
Investigators Trying to Determine Cause of Overturned Cargo Ship in Georgia Port September 13, 2019 As authorities try to answer why a cargo ship carrying 4,200 vehicles overturned on the Georgia coast, maritime experts say...
Prosecutors: Possible Negligence in Missouri Duck Boat Sinking August 31, 2018 By Margaret Stafford The U.S. Coast Guard has found probable cause that the sinking of a tourist boat on a Missouri lake last...
Coast Guard: Missouri Duck Boat in Violation of Inspection Terms August 3, 2018 By Jim Salter A tourist boat was on the lake despite wind speeds far exceeding allowable limits when it sank last month in...
Lawyers Seek to Compel Boater to Speak about Missing Gun in Rhode Island Court February 1, 2018 An insurance company has asked a federal judge to force a man to discuss what happened to a missing gun...