SAN DIEGO—Veterans Day is fast approaching, and the city of San Diego will honor the many current and former military service members in the area. Fleet Week San Diego kicks
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (AP)—The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the possibility that a distress call about a capsized boat off the coast of southern Maine was a hoax. The Coast
LUDLOW, Kentucky (AP)—Fire and police units are at the scene of a barge accident that set several boats adrift or sinking in the Ohio River. The barge hit the Ludlow
WASHINGTON— The Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert warning of a “potentially dangerous circumstance” involving Cal-June Jim Buoy Personal Flotation Devices. The alert states that during recent inspections
SAN DIEGO—An open-ocean collision involving a 65-foot sportfisher and 332-foot luxury yacht occurred on Oct. 26, 2018, about 9 miles off the coast of Imperial Beach and somewhere near the
NEW LONDON, Connecticut (AP)—Construction of the planned National Coast Guard Museum is expected to begin early next year in New London, Connecticut. Members of the museum’s board tell The Day
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A federal bill aiming to improve the safety of those who spend time on the water has cleared its first hurdle. The U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
NATIONWIDE—The U.S. Coast Guard, in its Spring 2019 newsletter, announced it is implementing a rule issued last year on requiring new recreational boats to have more flotation to support the
