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Florida Keys Diver Separated From Boat Rescued After 10 Hours Drifting in Water
A diver who said he spent 10 hours in the water after drifting away from his boat in the Florida Keys was rescued by the Coast Guard early Friday. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the man’s wife called authorities around 10 p.m. Thursday when he didn’t come home after leaving from Cudjoe Key to American Shoal Light to dive....
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More Than $400 Million in Seized Cocaine and Marijuana Offloaded in Florida
More than $411 million worth of cocaine and marijuana seized by the U.S. Coast Guard was offloaded at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale Wednesday morning. The massive amount of drugs, which includes 23,000 pounds of cocaine and about 8,000 pounds of marijuana, was offloaded by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James. Officials said the drugs were confiscated during…
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Officer Joins US Coast Guard Academy After Pandemic Delay
The pandemic moved back Taylor Tennyson’s first day as aide to the Superintendent of the US Coast Guard Academy by several months.
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Missing Florida Boater Found Clinging to Capsized Boat
The U.S. Coast Guard says a 62-year-old boater who had been missing since Friday has been found Sunday clinging to his capsized vessel off of Florida’s Atlantic coast
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Crews Recover and Identify Body of Missing Groton Boater
Crews have recovered the body of a missing boater who was last seen in Groton on Friday afternoon, officials said. Police said the body of 49-year-old Matthew Lyon was recovered Saturday north of Great Gull Island in New York. Lyon was reported overdue from a boating trip at 5 p.m. by his wife after leaving Groton Elks Lodge and Marina,…
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U.S. Coast Guard in Search of Missing Groton Boater
The U.S. Coast Guard is in search of a missing boater who was last seen in Groton at around 2 p.m., officials said. A 49-year-old was overdue at 5 p.m. after leaving from Groton Elks Lodge and Marina, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Officials are actively looking for the boater. Officials are looking for the boat pictured above. Anyone...
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Coast Guard Cadets Find Opportunity to Serve in Pandemic
Several Coast Guard cadets helped complete a mission when COVID-19 sidelined part of the crew.
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New Coast Guard Auxiliary Unit to Support Research
The Coast Guard Auxiliary has a new unit dedicated to supporting research. This new unit is the first dedicated to the Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) in New London. The RDC does research on how new technologies can be applied to Coast Guard missions, often focusing on large-scale field testing. The new unit’s focus will be on...
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Report: Coast Guard Academy Failed to Properly Investigate Race-Based Harassment Claims
The Coast Guard Academy failed to properly investigate, track and discipline several race-based harassment claims, according to a newly published report from the Office of Inspector General. The OIG, under the Department of Homeland Security, launched an investigation into the CGA in 2018 and evaluated how the Academy handled race-based harassment incidents and allegations during a five year period, from…
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Report Says Coast Guard Academy Needs to Do More to Investigate Racial Harassment Claims
The Dept. of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General released a report saying the U.S. Coast Guard Academy needs to better handle investigating racial incidents at the service school
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Connecticut Residents Graduate from Coast Guard Academy, Including Two Longtime Niantic Friends
Eight Connecticut residents are now some of the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest commissioned officers.
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US National Security Adviser John Bolton Addresses US Coast Guard Academy Graduates
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton delivered the keynote address Wednesday at the United States Coast Guard Academy graduation ceremony.
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‘We've Made the Sacrifices:' US Coast Guard Families Ask Congress to End Partial Government Shutdown
Spouses and parents of Coast Guard members went on a mission through the halls of Congress on Tuesday, knocking on doors in support of an end to the partial government shutdown.
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U.S. Coast Guard Members Not Guaranteed Paychecks During Shutdown
Headed into the New Year, members of the US Coast Guard may not get their paychecks if the government shut down continues.
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Body Believed to be Missing Conn. Boater Found in Vermont
A body believed to be a missing boater from Connecticut has been pulled from Lake Champlain in Vermont, authorities said Thursday.
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9-Year-Old Reported Missing at Hammonasset State Park Found Safe
A 9-year-old was found safe after being reported missing and possibly in the water at Hammonasset State Park in Madison Wednesday.
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Rescuers Search Water Off Greenwich for Possible Missing Paddleboarder
The US Coast Guard and local crews are searching for a possible person in the water off the coast of Greenwich.
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Police ID Body Found Near Spicer's Marina in Groton
Authorities have identified a body found in the area of Spicer’s Marina in the Noank section of Groton last week.
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Body of Man Found Near Spicer's Marina in Groton: Police
A male body has been found in the area of Spicer’s Marina in the Noank section of Groton, authorities said.
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Coast Guard Continues Ice Breaking on Connecticut River
The US Coast Guard cut through roughly seven miles worth of ice in one week, and still has four more miles to go.