A loved one reported the men overdue to a Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstander at approximately 9 p.m., Friday, stating the two boaters went on a fishing trip approximately 100 miles offshore and were due to return at sunset. Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders coordinated the launch of rescue crews to the boaters’ last known position.

The United States Coast Guard has suspended the search for two men who went missing while fishing off the coast of Lee County this past weekend.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Tuesday that Coast Guard Station Pascagoula will return to full operations in 2026. The facility on Singing River Island went to a reduced capacity status in 2023 due to severe workforce shortages at the time.

The Eagle will keep a busy schedule, including five Sail250 events marking the national birthday in New Orleans, Norfolk, Baltimore, NYC and Boston.

Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., announced Dec. 10 that it has named two retired U.S. Coast Guard officers to lead its program to build a series of icebreaking Arctic Security Cutters (ASC) for the

US Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Chairman Mike Ezell (R-MS) chaired a hearing, entitled “Changes in

The sacred reputation of the Coast Guard is at stake with this fiasco," said U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District.

The massive search operations for two missing Florida boaters continues Monday morning with a grid search of the area. Here's what to know.