Local News Coast Guard finds wreckage of boat that went missing near Cape Cod The bodies of two people were found onboard, authorities said. By Dialynn Dwyer June 11, 2025 1 minute to read ...

US Coast Guard unveils first polar icebreaker in more than 25 years The ship will be ceremonially commissioned in August in Juneau, Alaska, which is the vessel’s homeport. Until then, the icebreaker ...

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The U.S. Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker is officially operational, which the agency says will bolster its Arctic operations. The 360-foot-long icebreaker departed from ...

It remains to be seen whether the U.S. Coast Guard will expedite the delivery of new polar icebreakers to maintain its presence in the Arctic amid growing challenges from Russia and China.

Keith M. Ropella has been named captain of the Storis. He currently is chief of cutter forces at the Coast Guard’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., and previously commanded the Coast Guard Cutter ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21), the Coast Guard’s first polar icebreaker acquired in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the ...

The Storis is the Coast Guard’s first new polar icebreaker acquisition in 25 years and will expand U.S. operational presence in the Arctic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard) ...

The Coast Guard said its current fleet operates three polar icebreakers, 21 domestic icebreaking vessels, and 16 ice-capable buoy tenders. Prior to the Storis, the Coast Guard operated just two ...

He currently is chief of cutter forces at the Coast Guard’s headquarters in Washington D.C., and previously commanded the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star from July 2022 to July 2024.

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter the USCGC Thetis seized more than $211 million worth of cocaine in the Pacific in eight days of smuggling interdictions this month. The total haul, announced this week ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a warning after three phosphorus pyrotechnics, left over from a joint military exercise, washed up on Montrose Beach and are still considered armed.