A sunken vessel following a boat fire prompted a response from the U.S. Coast Guard around one mile offshore in Santa Cruz on Wednesday morning.

State officials are investigating the drowning of a U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary leader last week in Lake Michigan in the far northern suburbs.

Under the “Big Beautiful Bill” Act, roughly $24 billion will be allocated to the Coast Guard for equipment, infrastructure and cybersecurity measures.

John Staggs, 76, was found July 12 in the water beneath a dock at North Point Marina in north suburban Winthrop Harbor. He was a 38-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Missing U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Leader John Staggs, 76, was identified as the man who drowned in Lake Michigan in Winthrop Harbor, officials said.

Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report of an igloo cooler that was floating off shore of Ft Gaines Dauphin Island, AL.

A ceremonial shift in leadership, as a new captain was welcomed to command the South Carolina coast, at the U.S. Sector Charleston Change of Command ceremony.

That's because the U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco has begun the process of dismantling and removing an historic sunken vessel with ties to the Royal Canadian Navy.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — There’s new leadership for the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston. A changing of the guard ceremony Friday morning honored outgoing commander Capt. Frank DelRosso ...

Nearly 12,600 pounds of cocaine, which is valued at over $93 million, was offloaded in St. Petersburg after a 59-day patrol by the U.S. Coast Guard.