3 d. ago US Coast Guard shows off ‘largest cocaine offload in history’ in 76,000lbs drugs haul

More than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs were unloaded in Florida on Monday, 25 August, the US Coast Guard said.

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5 d. ago When science meets music: Florida’s oyster decline is being told through jazz

A professor teamed up with student musicians to inspire interest in data about the ‘catastrophic scale’ of the crisisA university professor has set her team’s research on the plight of Florida’s declining oyster population to music, aiming to inform a receptive new audience about the “catastrophic” scale of the crisis.Heather O’Leary, professor of anthropology at St Petersburg’s University of South Florida (USF), partnered with student composers and faculty from its music department to create Oysters Ain’t Safe, a soft jazz alternative to crunching data into a “boring” technical report. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Horror as two cruise ship passengers airlifted to hospital in critical condition

The US Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Air Force were called to the Ruby Princess cruise ship off the coast of Canada on Sunday after two passengers suffered near-fatal issues

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6 d. ago Historic $473M drug haul was enough to overdose ‘entire population of Florida’, say Coast Guard

The drugs were seized from 19 interdictions that occurred between mid-June and mid-August

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6 d. ago US Coast Guard makes record seizure of illegal drugs off Florida coast

The coast guard said it had interdicted 61,740lbs of cocaine and 14,400lbs of marijuana with a street value of $473mThe US coast guard announced on Monday that it had seized more than 76,000lbs of illegal drugs off the coast of Florida – marking the largest drug offload in the 110-year history of the maritime law enforcement agency.According to a news release from the branch of the US military, officials offloaded approximately 61,740lbs of cocaine and approximately 14,400lbs of marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida, on Monday. The officials said that the total estimated street value of the haul was $473m. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago The Coast Guard seized a record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America

The U.S. Coast Guard says it seized a record 76,000 pounds of drugs this summer off Central and South America

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6 d. ago British 'drug mule' who faced 60 years in prison over £15m cocaine haul 'could be freed'

Kim Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine and has been mulling over a plea deal in the US which means she will serve a fraction of the maximum term.

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6 d. ago Brit 'drug mule' faced 60 years over £15m cocaine haul but 'could be home in year'

Kim Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, was stopped at Chicago's O'Hare airport after two suitcases were allegedly found packed with 43kg of the class A drug cocaine

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7 d. ago Brit 'drug mule' faced 60 years over £15m cocaine haul, but now 'could be home in year'

Kim Hall, 29, from Middlesbrough, is accused of smuggling 43kg of cocaine and has been mulling over a plea deal in the US which means she will serve a fraction of the maximum term

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7 d. ago Humanitarian group says Libya's coast guard fired on its vessel in the Mediterranean

A humanitarian group says Libya’s coast guard fired upon its vessel as it searched for a migrant boat in distress in the Mediterranean Sea

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7 d. ago Turkish authorities search for a Russian swimmer who went missing in cross

Turkish state-run media says coast guard and maritime police vessels in Istanbul are searching for a Russian swimmer who went missing during a cross-Bosphorus race

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2 w. ago My husband always dreamed of distant oceans. With a volunteer crew, I gave him a sailor’s farewell

Seven years after John’s cremation, I was ready to set him free – with help from Australia’s Volunteer Coast GuardI feel the ocean swell beneath the keel as we leave the Mooloolaba harbour entrance training walls, heading out to sea. I was right here 44 years ago, our course set for Moreton Bay.Then, we were aboard Pearl Bay, our beautiful cruising ketch, a labour of love and another dream fulfilled for my husband, John. After a harrowing experience crossing the Wide Bay Bar, we spent a week recuperating in this quiet, almost-deserted harbour, its coast guard “headquarters” nothing but an ageing caravan. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Thousands without power after Hurricane Erin strikes Puerto Rico

The Coast Guard allowed all ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands to reopen

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2 w. ago Thomas Edison and Henry Ford among the original snowbirds: The rich going to Florida for the winters

Thomas Edison and Henry Ford are famous for their innovations in electricity generation and automobiles respectively, but they were also at the forefront of a massively popular trend in Florida: Rich people from up north spending the cold winter months in the Sunshine State

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2 w. ago Chinese fighter jet comes within 200ft of Philippine plane in mid

This is the moment a Chinese fighter jet appears to intercept a Philippine Coast Guard aircraft carrying journalists during a patrol near Scarborough Shoal.

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2 w. ago World War 3 fears as Chinese warships smash into each other in disputed waters

China suffered a major embarassment after footage confirmed reports that one of its warships had crashed into its own coast guard vessel while in pursuit of some Philipino fisherman

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3 w. ago Chinese warship crashes into own coastguard vessel while chasing Philippine boat in South China Sea

Footage shows Chinese coastguard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with warship near contested Scarborough ShoalThe Philippines has released dramatic footage of a Chinese warship colliding with a vessel from its own coastguard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea.The incident occurred near the contested Scarborough Shoal on Monday as the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) escorted vessels distributing aid to fishers in the area, Philippine authorities said. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chinese warship crashes into own coastguard vessel while chasing Philippines boat in South China Sea

Footage shows Chinese coastguard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with Chinese warship near contested Scarborough ShoalA Chinese warship collided with a vessel from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.The incident occurred near the contested Scarborough Shoal as the Philippine Coast Guard escorted vessels distributing aid to fishers in the area, said coast guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Chinese warship crashes into own coast guard vessel while chasing Philippines boat in South China Sea

Footage shows Chinese coast guard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with Chinese warship near contested Scarborough ShoalA Chinese warship collided with a vessel from its own coast guard while chasing a Philippine patrol boat in the South China Sea on Monday, Manila said, releasing dramatic video footage of the confrontation.The incident occurred near the contested Scarborough Shoal as the Philippine Coast Guard escorted vessels distributing aid to fishers in the area, said coast guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela in a statement. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago US Coast Guard releases report calling Titan disaster a ‘preventable tragedy’

Poor safety practices, lack of oversight and toxic workplace blamed for implosion in which five people diedInadequate safety practices, deliberate efforts to avoid oversight and a “toxic workplace culture” were among the factors that led to the 2023 implosion of the Titan submersible, the US Coast Guard has said in a new, damning report that described the disaster as a “preventable tragedy”.The submersible was on a commercial voyage to explore the wreck of the Titanic when it disappeared in the Atlantic, leading to the deaths of all five people on board. The ensuing search captured headlines around the world for days as it evolved from a potential rescue mission to a recovery operation. Continue reading...

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