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Final resting place of US Coast Guard cutter revealed 108 years after it was sunk in WWI
The final resting place of the US Coast Guard Cutter Tampa remained a mystery for 108 years after it was sunk by a German torpedo.…
Lights turn off on Coast Guard as emergency funds run out during shutdown
More than 6,000 unpaid bills have left Coast Guard installations facing electricity, water, and natural gas shutoffs.…
Coast Guard officers are going into debt to follow orders during shutdown, chief says
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday says guardsmen are going into debt to follow orders amid a partial government shutdown that he says is putting the military branch in a critical position. CBS …
Coast Guard chief describes crisis over DHS government shutdown
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday spoke to CBS News' Nicole Sganga about dire conditions within the military branch during the current partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Ho…
Coast Guard operating in "crisis" as shutdown halts pay, strains missions overseas
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.…
Coast Guard is "operating in a crisis" as DHS shutdown strains missions, is set to halt pay
After 75 days of the partial government shutdown, the U.S. has run out of emergency funds to pay the Coast Guard, including active duty military, and to pay its bills. In an exclusive interview with C…
Coast Guard commandant says power cut off to stations for search and rescue crews
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Kevin Lunday told CBS News' Nicole Sganga that several Coast Guard stations across the country recently lost power, water or gas. Service has been restored, but he warns mo…
French coastguard rescues more than 100 migrants crossing Channel
A boat carrying 106 people broke down at sea, while others were rescued attempting to board the vessel.…
Team Finds Wreck Of US Ship Sunk By German U-Boat With 131 Aboard
A British diving team located the wreck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa, which was sunk by a German submarine in 1918 with 131 aboard, officials said.…
Divers find wreck of iconic U.S. ship torpedoed in WWI, killing 131
The sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa killed 131 people, making it the largest loss of life on any U.S. combat ship during the war.…
Navy Awards $282.9M FF(X) Frigate Contract to HII
The Navy issued HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding a $282.9 million contract award Tuesday to do lead yard work for the new frigate based on the Coast Guard’s National Security Cutter…