Despite the myriad challenges, the Coast Guard rescued 42 of the 47 men from the sunken trawler. Five men died, including ...

The United States Coast Guard responded to a cargo ship fire late Tuesday night.

Last week, Juneau hosted an important symbol of America’s renewed commitment to Arctic readiness: the commissioning of the USCGC Storis. The Storis is the first new polar icebreaker added to the U.S.

A false alert is anytime the Coast Guard’s search and rescue systems are activated when there is no real emergency. Responders still have to treat it like it is one.

Two tugboat crew members were killed in what officials said was a "confined space incident" while moored in Alaska. Ben Fowler and Sidney Mohorovich died on March 15 aboard a freight barge Waynehoe ...

A birthday trip to the beach near Kodiak Island in Alaska took a terrifying turn as a woman, her two friends and two small dogs became stranded in a bright pink flamingo inflatable raft. Hollie Spence ...

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The Storis is intended as a stopgap until the new Arctic Security Cutters enter service—but the former civilian oil vessel has shown excellent capabilities of its own.

The Coast Guard continues to work closely with partner agencies to support response efforts for Alaskan communities impacted by recent flooding. The Coast Guard is supporting the State Emergency ...

The $10 million (if all options are exercised) Alaska Phase 2 contract to update the communications equipment and physical infrastructure for the US Coast Guard’s Rescue 21 Alaska system has been ...