Federal maritime agency
Appears in 7 stories
Ran initial search; suspended it after two days
Two months after the Volare capsized and sank in San Francisco Bay, killing four people, police have decided the boat stays where it is. The 49-foot cruiser rests about 130 feet down in currents strong enough to move the wreck, and recovery, police said Friday, would be too dangerous.
Updated 6 days ago
Participated in the water search
A 7-year-old boy from South Bend, Indiana, died after being pulled from Lake Michigan at Silver Beach County Park in St. Joseph. Deputies say he was last seen in the water around 8:54 PM and was found near shore at 10:08 PM, after a search involving the U.S. Coast Guard and state troopers.
Updated Sep 3
Enforced the canal safety zone for testing
For more than a century, an artificial canal has linked the Mississippi River to Lake Michigan. That link is how invasive carp could reach the Great Lakes. This week, crews lowered the first permanent piece of a barrier built to close that door.
Updated Jul 13
Lead operational force executing boardings, seizures, and pursuit under court orders
The U.S. Coast Guard is now chasing a third Venezuela-linked tanker in international waters near Venezuela—under a judicial seizure order. Two other tankers have already been stopped in the past 11 days, including one dramatic helicopter boarding that the administration amplified on social media.
Updated May 15
Navigation-clearance stakeholder influencing bridge height and design constraints
After a decade of debate, Maryland picked a specific build option to replace the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The Maryland Transportation Authority Board approved "Alternative C," an eight-lane crossing plan that would build two new four-lane spans and eventually remove the existing bridge spans.
Potential lead for interdictions; linked to prior tanker seizure operations.
Trump's Venezuela "blockade" threat is now backed by policy. Washington has added new Venezuela-linked sanctions and also targeted Iran's shadow-fleet network. Together, these expand the pool of already-sanctioned vessels that the U.S. Navy could board if they try to trade with Venezuela.
Led the boarding and seizure of the Skipper under sanctions and counter‑terrorism authorities.
A US Coast Guard team fast-roped from helicopters onto the supertanker Skipper off Venezuela's coast. Within hours, President Donald Trump was bragging in Washington that the United States had just seized one of the world's largest tankers and would likely keep the oil.
Updated May 11
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