Joel William Kawahara went missing last week after departing from his home alone aboard the fishing vessel. Coast Guard crews found the vessel.

Large waves and rip currents are a major risk. With marine conditions worsening this week as a result of Erin, the Coast Guard says preparation is key for anyone heading out to the water. “Don’t underestimate the weather,” said Coast Guard Station ...

Two people were rescued uninjured Monday afternoon after their small plane crashed near the Katzehin River flats outside Haines. The U.S. Coast Guard was notified around 4 p.m. Monday that a plane had gone down near the Chilkoot Inlet, just south of Haines.

The family of Kevin Finkbonner is questioning why he was in the water for more than an hour before rescuers arrived to the site of the sinking near Point Roberts.

The Miami Yacht Club and the Youth Sailing Foundation will continue to offer their space as a place where parents and children touched by this tragedy can journey together toward healing.”

The Coast Guard's acting commandant says Kodiak's 154-foot fast response cutters arriving this year can operate in the Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea.

The agency's plan, announced this spring, would have removed almost 150 buoys as part of an effort to modernize the navigational setup.

A retired U.S. Coast Guard HU-25 Guardian jet is set to be airlifted to the Tillamook Air Museum in a joint operation with the U.S. Marine Corps.