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In this handout image supplied by the US Coast Guard, The HMS Bounty, a 180-foot sailboat, is submerged in the Atlantic Ocean during Hurricane Sandy (Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tim Kuklewski/ /U.S. Coast Guard via Getty Images)

Coast Guard: Closest Ship To Bounty 260 Miles Away

A Coast Guard official testified on Thursday that the closest Navy ship to the HMS Bounty before it sank during Hurricane Sandy was about 260 miles away, highlighting just how isolated the tall ship was in the October superstorm.

2013/02/21

File photo of a crime scene. (credit: Getty Images)

Report: US Law Enforcement Deaths Down In 2012

The number of law enforcement officers who died performing their duties in the U.S. declined by about 20 percent in 2012 after rising the two previous years, a non-profit organization reported Thursday.

2012/12/27

Oil Rig Explosion: Four Hurt, Two Missing in Gulf of Mexico

An oil rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana sent four people to hospital Friday and two others were believed to be missing, Coast Guard officials said.

2012/11/16

A Coast Guard helicopter flying over sea. (credit: Erik Simonsen/GettyImages)

Coast Guard: Recruits Were Sexually Harassed In NJ

A Coast Guard officer who abused his authority and sexually harassed four women recruits at a training facility in New Jersey was sentenced Wednesday to one year confinement.

2012/09/27

Lt. Bill Moeller poses on the Coast Guard ship 'Tamaroa'. Lt. Moeller and his crew were part of the real life rescue team depicted in the movie 'The Perfect Storm'. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Newsmakers)

Historic ‘Perfect Storm’ Ship Could Be Headed For Scrap Yard

The heroic rescue ship immortalized in the movie “The Perfect Storm,” is at risk of becoming scrap metal if it cannot find the $500,000 it needs to start repairs.

2012/08/14

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DC Rivers Security Zone Set For State Of The Union

The United States Coast Guard will fill the local rivers today, providing an added level of security in time for President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Civilian boaters may have their usual passage prohibited.

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