Coast Guard Coverage

Coast Guard: Missing boat with 2 men aboard last seen departing NC inlet

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking the public for help locating a sailboat with two men aboard.

Coast Guard rescues 7 off Florida coast

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued seven people after their boat was struck by lightning off the Florida coast.

NC crews help Coast Guard rescue boaters stranded in Tropical Storm Alex

The Coast Guard and several partner agencies, including a pair of air stations based out of Elizabeth City, saved three boaters stranded in the midst of Tropical Storm Alex on Monday night.

Coast Guard rescues boaters caught in the middle of tropical storm conditions

The Coast Guard and partner agencies rescued three boaters approximately 395 miles southeast of Virginia Beach on Monday night.

Caught on cam: Coast Guard crews rescue dog

The U.S. Coast Guard on Facebook shared a video captured Saturday, saying their crew received a call about a dog named Myla going overboard in the Pamlico Sound.

Caught on cam: Coast Guard rescues dog from Pamlico Sound

A lucky dog is back on land after going overboard while boating with his owners in Hatteras.

Coast Guard makes $20M drug bust

The U.S. Coast Guard confiscated 1,000 kilograms of cocaine during a drug smuggling bust near Puerto Rico recently.

Coast Guard seizes $20 million worth of cocaine during bust

The U.S. Coast Guard confiscated 1,000 kilograms of cocaine during a drug smuggling bust near Puerto Rico recently. The cocaine was valued at about $20 million.

What caused the plane crash that killed 8 off the NC coast?

Maps of the flight path on the day of the crash show the plane taking a very different course from past trips.

Officials: More bodies found in main plane cabin discovered today

They are working with medical examiners to make positive identifications so remains can be turned over to family members so they can make plans for memorial and funeral services.

Photos show parents, teens, couple having fun day before plane crash

At least two of the people on board a plane that crashed off the coast of North Carolina on Sunday have been identified -- Stephanie Fulcher and Hunter Parks, a couple who was coming back from a duck hunting trip in Hyde County.

Fuel to be removed from vessel grounded on Ocracoke

The U.S. Coast Guard will oversee the removal of fuel oil from a grounded 55-foot yacht on a Cape Hatteras National Seashore in the coming days, the National Park Service said Friday.

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Coast Guard searching for men after helicopter crashes in Albemarle Sound

The Coast Guard and state and local authorities were searching Tuesday for two men from a reported downed helicopter in the vicinity of Albemarle Sound.

Libyan Coast Guard chases migrant boat headed to Europe

A migrant rescue organization operating in the Mediterranean on Thursday (July 1) released video of a Libyan coastguard vessel attempting to stop a crowded boat of migrants from sailing to Europe.

Off-duty Coast Guard member rescues three people from rip current

What started as a normal day at the beach quickly took a turn at Fort Fisher as beachgoers watched in horror as three men were swept out in a rip current.

Off-duty Coast Guard member rescues 3 people from rip current at Fort Fisher

What started as a normal day at the beach quickly took a turn Sunday at Fort Fisher as beachgoers watched in horror as three men were swept out in a rip current.

Kendall McGee, WECT staff

Coast Guard rescues 5 from capsized boat near Oregon Inlet

The Coast Guard rescued five people from a capsized boat near the Oregon Inlet on Tuesday.

$25 million worth of giant clam shells seized by Philippine authorities

Philippine authorities seized around 200 tons of fossilized giant clam shells worth $25 million in the province of Palawan on Friday. It is illegal to catch, gather, sell, purchase, possess or transport the shells.

Coast Guard rescues stranded man near St. Petersburg, FL

The Coast Guard rescued a man from the water after his 16-foot catamaran capsized one mile southeast of Pine Key Island, Florida, near St. Petersburg, on Saturday.

Dramatic Coast Guard rescue caught on camera after man's boat capsizes

The Coast Guard rescued a man from the water after his 16-foot catamaran capsized one mile southeast of Pine Key Island, near St. Petersburg, FL Saturday.

Burlington native served his country and saw the world in the face of race

In Burlington lives a man who spent much of his career with the U.S. Coast Gard but one of the greatest thrills of the job came more than three decades after he retired.

Search for missing kayaker on NC coast suspended

A search is underway for a man who went fishing in his kayak on the Outer Banks over the weekend and hasn't returned, North Carolina wildlife officials said.

Cargo ship helps rescue two off the coast of Hatteras Inlet

Two people were rescued from a fishing boat more the an 300 miles off the coast of Hatteras Inlet on Saturday morning.

1 in 100 million: Cargo ship plucks sailor from sinking boat

A man clinging to his sinking boat for more than 30 hours survived to be rescued when a passing cargo ship spotted him more than 80 miles off the coast of Florida.

Raw video: Coast Guard rescues three along North Carolina coast

New video shows members of the United State Coast Guard along with a good Samaritan rescuing three mariners on Friday morning.