A U.S. Coast Guard crew completed a two-month anti-drug trafficking operation this week that resulted in huge narcotics seizures and the arrests of dozens of suspected smugglers at sea ...

Alaskan authorities work to recover wreckage of commuter plane crash that killed 10, as investigators seek answers.

Adm. Linda Lee Fagan, the former commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, who was terminated from her role last month over concerns about issues including the border, recruitment and DEI issues ...

Stay informed about the search for a missing plane in Alaska. Learn about the ongoing efforts to locate the aircraft and its ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with three hours of notice on Tuesday — not even enough time to gather her ...

The Coast Guard has located the wreckage of a plane carrying 10 people that went missing in Alaska just before its scheduled landing. Three people were reported to be deceased inside, while the ...

In 2023, third-party organizations (TPOs) collectively helped support the certification of 22 percent of the U.S.-flagged commercial vessels that required Coast Guard’s inspection. The Coast ...

SAN JUAN ISLANDS, Wash. – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two boaters from a disabled sailboat near the San Juan Islands of Washington state this week. The incident happened Monday night when a man ...

A photo of a Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Nome, Alaska, the same type of plane that disappeared. (Quintin Soloviev via WikiCommons) ...

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The head of the United States Coast Guard has been removed from her position, as newly inaugurated President Donald Trump follows through with his pledges to fire top officials. On Tuesday ...