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Before lobster, Maine had a thriving sardine industry. A sunken ship reminds us of its storied past

An 83-foot motor boat is going to be scrapped that was one of the first refrigerated sardine carriers during the heyday of Maine’s booming industry

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2024

Is Saying a Fellow Servicemember (Not to Her Face) Is a "Slut" a Crime in the Military?

From U.S. v. Truitt, decided earlier this month by the U.S. Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals, in an opinion by Judge Kurt Brubaker, joined by Chief Judge Lane McClelland and Judge Herbert Claiborne Pell: In this case, we examine the boundaries of the Coast Guard's punitive order prohibiting sexual…

Reason · Aug 12, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Monitors Russian Ship Near Alaska Waters

U.S. Coast Guard encounters Russian ship in U.S. exclusive economic zone near Alaska, raising concerns over Chinese and Russian military cooperation.

Top News · Aug 10, 2024

Hearing about deadly Titanic submersible implosion to take place in September

The Coast Guard will hold a long-awaited public hearing about the deadly Titanic submersible disaster in September as it continues its investigation into the implosion of the vessel

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

'That was a really wild experience': How brand-new NASA astronaut Andre Douglas joined Artemis 2 moon mission (exclusive)

Andre Douglas became eligible for NASA spaceflights in March. Weeks later, the NASA astronaut learned he would back up the next mission to fly humans around the moon.

Space · Jul 29, 2024

Divers Attempt To Reach Sunken Philippine Oil Tanker

Divers will attempt Saturday to inspect the hull of a Philippine tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil that sank off Manila as authorities race to avert an ecological catastrophe, the coast guard said.

International Business Times · Jul 27, 2024

Philippine Coast Guard Races To Prevent Major Oil Spill

Tanker sinking in Manila Bay prompts environmental concerns and response efforts by Philippine coast guard.

Top News · Jul 26, 2024

Oil tanker capsizes off Manila, risks causing 'biggest spill' in Philippine history

Authorities in the Philippines were racing on Thursday to contain a spill from a tanker carrying 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil that capsized and sank earlier in the day. If all the oil in the tanker were to leak, coast guard spokesman Rear Admiral Armando Balilo warned at…

France 24 · Jul 25, 2024

China squeezes Taiwan by targeting islands and fishing sites

Taiwanese fisherman Chen Zhi-rong says that for decades it was common to sail in waters that skirted the Chinese coastline. Since Beijing seized a boat and its crew for the first time in 17 years for violating a fishing ban — and continues to detain them — all that has…

The Times of India · Jul 24, 2024

Watch video: Breaching whale capsizes boat and sends two people flying into the water

Two people were pulled from the Atlantic Ocean by boaters

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2024