U.S. Coast Guard

• Canadian crews, U.S. Coast Guard search for downed plane off B.C. after distress call

  The U.S. Coast Guard says in a tweet that crews are searching the waters between Victoria and Port Angeles, Wash., for a downed Cessna 170.

  Canada

  Jan 26
• U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aids in rescue of kayakers from Lake Erie: Elgin OPP

  Police say all four kayakers were rescued safely from Lake Erie, with one suffering mild hypothermia after being in the water for around an hour.

  Jun 24, 2020
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• B.C. senior caught smuggling meth off U.S. coast sentenced to over 3 years in prison

  John Philip Stirling, who has a long history of drug smuggling offences, was arrested last April off the coast of Oregon with nearly 200 gallons of liquid methamphetamine on his sailboat.

  Crime

  May 21, 2020
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• B.C. senior caught with meth on sailboat off Oregon Coast pleads guilty in U.S.

  Stirling, 65, was aboard the Mandalay on April 9, 2019, when it was boarded by Coast Guard officials who discovered 28 seven-gallon jugs of liquid methamphetamine.

  Crime

  Jan 14, 2020
• Canadian sailor rescued by U.S. Coast Guard from naval vessel in Puget Sound

  The crew of the HMCS Nanaimo reported the victim had a cut on his head and showed signs of a concussion.

  Nov 16, 2019
• 34 dead after diving boat catches fire in California: U.S. Coast Guard

  The U.S. Coast Guard in Los Angeles says 34 people are unaccounted for after a commercial diving boat in California caught on fire early Monday morning.

  World

  Sep 2, 2019
• U.S. Coast Guard has seized 40,000 pounds of drugs since May

  The Coast Guard says the drugs have an estimated street value of $569 million.

  World

  Jul 11, 2019
• Federal probe launched into Alaska float plane crash that killed at least 4 people

  A team of federal accident investigators is expected to arrive in Alaska Tuesday to try to piece together what caused a deadly midair collision between two sightseeing planes.

  World

  May 14, 2019
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• At least 4 dead after float planes collide mid-air off Alaskan coast

  The Coast Guard says six people are unaccounted for after two floatplanes went down in the water in southeast Alaska.

  World

  May 13, 2019
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• Barge collision spills ‘unknown volume’ of gasoline in Houston Ship Channel

  A 755-foot tanker collided with a tugboat pushing two barges near Bayport, Texas, capsizing one of the barges and damaging another.

  Environment

  May 10, 2019