U.S. COAST GUARD

The U.S. Coast Guard says a seaman will face a court-martial on murder and other charges in the death of a fellow seaman during a night of drinking in Alaska.

Tour helicopter operations in Hawaii have come under increased scrutiny after the deadly crash this week, one of several recent accidents in the state, with a congressman calling the trips unsafe and lacking proper oversight. There were no survivors of a Thursday tour helicopter crash that killed three minors and four adults, officials confirmed Saturday.

A tour helicopter carrying seven people went missing in Hawaii on Thursday evening. Kaua’i Police say the wreckage of the helicopter has been found and the search for the passengers continues.

Footage shows towering flames in San Francisco as crews battle a fire caused by a gas explosion.

A large fishing ship ran aground on a remote Pacific atoll early Thursday, and the U.S. Coast Guard said it was helping coordinate the rescue of its 24 crew members. The 308-foot (94-meter) Chinese-flagged Ou Ya Leng No. 6 ran aground on uninhabited Taka Atoll in the Marshall Islands, Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew West said. He said a Coast...

The West Point cadet who went missing last week has been found dead, the U.S. Military Academy announced Wednesday.

An extensive search is underway for a cadet at West Point who has gone missing. The U.S. Military said the cadet was last seen at the academy on Friday. He was scheduled to participate in a military skills competition this past weekend but failed to show up.

Coast Guard rescuers pulled four trapped men alive from a capsized cargo ship Monday, drilling into the hull’s steel plates to extract the crew members more than a day after their vessel overturned while leaving a Georgia port. All four were described as alert and in relatively good condition and were taken to a hospital for further evaluation. “Best day...

Rescuers were searching Sunday for four crew members of a cargo ship that overturned and caught fire near a port on the Georgia coast, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Golden Ray cargo ship ran into trouble in the early morning when it listed heavily in St. Simon Sound. Of the 23 crew members and one pilot on board, the...

Hurricane Dorian caused catastrophic damage to the Bahamas. NBC10’s Erin Coleman shows us the impact and recovery effort.

U.S. Coast Guard and the British Royal Navy are among the many running to the aid of the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian ravished the island for days. Dorian caused massive flooding, destruction of homes and left at least seven people dead.

New images from the Bahamas are coming in showing the damage of Hurricane Dorian as people along the East Coast from Georgia to North Carolina brace for the storm.

After striking the U.S. Virgin Islands, Hurricane Dorian moved out over open waters as it continues its path north.  The storm is expected to close in on Florida by Sunday afternoon.

Emergency crews Tuesday evening responded to a small plane crash in the water off Half Moon Bay, and both occupants of the aircraft were rescued, the U.S Coast Guard said.

Authorities have found 1,300 pounds of plastic-wrapped marijuana floating in the ocean near Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast.

Ridesharing for boats is becoming more popular but authorities say unlicensed captains are breaking the law and they could put your safety at risk. That’s why the U.S. Coast Guard is cracking down and warning the public.

The U.S. Coast Guard released dramatic video of armed crew members boarding a semi-submersible racing through the waves off of South America last month. About 17,000 pounds of cocaine were found inside along with five suspected smugglers, the U.S. Coast Guard told NBC News Thursday. The estimated street value of the drugs is $232 million.

A small plane went down Wednesday morning near the Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey, U.S. Coast Guard officials confirmed.

A small plane went down Wednesday morning near the Cape May Point State Park, New Jersey, U.S. Coast Guard officials confirmed.

A small airplane crashed into an ocean just off Cape May Point. Investigators said one person was on board.