The U.S. Navy announced plans Tuesday to send a deep-water lifting system to help in ... expertise and specialized equipment,” Coast Guard Captain Jamie Frederick told reporters.

"The people were actively bailing out water in heavy seas." The United States Coast Guard rescued 33 people from a sinking vessel in deep water when their boat began taking on water and sinking.

Yet, vibrant forms of life still survive in the depths ... U.S. Coast Guard, and Oregon State University, dropped a hydrophone (a waterproof microphone) into the Challenger Deep.