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The person arrested pointed what appeared to be a gun at the Coast Guard rescue helicopter and the aircrew heard objects striking the aircraft.

MILAN — (AP) — Migrants picked up at sea by a mercantile ship and brought to Italy by the coast guard have reported that six people died of thirst during the voyage, the U.N. refugee agency said Monday. A child with dehydration and his mother were transported to the Maltese capital of Valletta by helicopter from ship. So far this year, more than 1,200 people have died or are missing at sea in the perilous central Mediterranean crossing from North Africa to Europe. The U.N. refugee agency said the route the small boat had taken and how many days it had been at sea was not clear. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Migrants picked up at sea by a mercantile ship and brought to Italy by the coast guard have reported to the UN refugee agency that six people died of thirst during the voyage

ISTANBUL — (AP) — Greek Coast Guard ships opened fire on a cargo vessel sailing in international waters in the Aegean Sea, the Turkish Coast Guard said, escalating tensions between the regional rivals that have mounted in recent weeks. It added that after “harassment fire” from two Greek Coast Guard vessels, two Turkish Coast Guard ships went to the area and the Greek boats left. Video footage from Saturday purportedly shows a Greek Coast Guard ship alongside the Comoros-flagged ship Anatolian as the sound of about a dozen gunshots are heard. A crew member speaks in Turkish, saying they are being attacked by the Greek Coast Guard. The Anatolian was anchored Sunday in the Dardanelles Strait off the Turkish coast, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported.

The crash in Mutiny Bay, near Whidbey Island in Washington state, left rescue crews searching into the night for the nine missing.

There was no response from the Solomon Islands' government for diplomatic clearance for the vessel to land, however, so the Oliver Henry diverted to Papua New Guinea, Kam said. She declined to specify when the incident occurred, and the Coast Guard did not immediately respond to emails or calls from The Associated Press for comment. The pact has raised fears of a Chinese naval base being established within 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) of Australia’s northeast coast. Both the Solomon Islands and China have denied their pact will lead to a Chinese military foothold in the South Pacific. U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn met with Sogavare in the Solomon Islands on Wednesday but it was not clear whether she raised the issue of the Coast Guard's refused port call.

The Italian Coastguard had to rescue nine people from the sinking ship off the coast of Catanzaro Marina.

Two swimmers remain missing after a group of people jumped off the “Jaws” bridge on Martha’s Vineyard late Sunday night, officials said.

KEY WEST, Fla. — (AP) — Two people died and five were missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants and attempting to enter the U.S. illegally capsized off the coast of the Florida Keys, the Coast Guard said. WATCH: 3 hurt after deputy-involved shooting at Orange County hotelEight people were rescued, the Coast Guard said in a news release Friday. WATCH: Police identify 81-year-old man shot by police after firing at first respondersReports of the capsized vessel about 14 miles south of Sugarloaf Key reached the Coast Guard around 10 a.m. Friday. One person was rescued from the water by the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Mariner of the Seas, the Coast Guard said. READ: Central Florida deputies searching for armed carjacking suspects“Our search continues for others that may have survived this tragic incident,” said Rear Adm. Brendan McPherson, commander of the Seventh Coast Guard District.

Two people died and five were missing after a boat believed to be carrying migrants capsized off the coast of the Florida Keys.

Migration Italy The German charity Sea-Watch 3 with 444 people on board in the central Mediterranean on Sunday, July 24, 2022. Ships in the Mediterranean Sea have rescued over 1,100 people struggling to reach Europe in rickety smugglers boats and found five bodies. The European Court of Justice ruling came in response to an appeal by German migrant aid group Sea-Watch. Italian harbor authorities also considered that the ships were not certified for search-and-rescue missions. Sea-Watch described the court decision as a victory that means that port authorities can’t arbitrarily detain ships and prevent them from doing their work.

The European Union’s top court says maritime authorities cannot impound ships involved in search-and-rescue work just because they think the vessels might be overloaded due to the number of migrants aboard.

Approximately 200 gallons of iron sulfate were spilled at Port Canaveral Thursday afternoon, according to the Canaveral Port Authority.

Coast Guard: Small plane crashes off Alki Beach, Washington The plane sank in the water after a smooth landing and then it flipped forward, the Coast Guard said. (NCD)SEATTLE — An eyewitness happened to capture the dramatic moment when a small plane crashed into Washington’s Puget Sound on Tuesday. VIDEO: Small plane crashes into waters near Alki BeachSeattle Fire Department, along with the Coast Guard, responded to the incident around 4:30 p.m. The person aboard the plane reportedly swam to shore in stable condition. The plane eventually sank below the surface and the owner of the plane hired a contractor to remove the fuel and salvage the plane, according to the Coast Guard.

Italy's Foreign Ministry says the first of some 300 Afghan refugees have arrived in Italy along a new humanitarian corridor organized by the Italian government and other groups.

Italy's Coast Guard said this was just one in a series of rescues in recent days as people fleeing poverty or oppression seek a better life in Europe.

MILAN — (AP) — Italian vessels have recovered five bodies and rescued 674 people packed on a fishing boat adrift in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast, the Italian Coast Guard said Sunday, while European charities reported saving more than 500 more. In one case, a helicopter was called to evacuate a woman in need of medical treatment from a migrant boat in a precarious condition, the Coast Guard said. In separate operations, the German charity Sea-Watch said it rescued 444 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean on overcrowded, rickety smugglers' boats. The charity is asking for permission to bring the rescued people to a safe port, as the rescue ship is unable to accommodate so many people. In addition, the European charity SOS Mediterannee said its rescue ship Ocean Viking have saved 87 people, including 57 unaccompanied minors, from an overcrowded rubber boat off the Libyan coast.

Ships in the Mediterranean Sea have rescued over 1,100 people struggling to reach Europe in rickety smugglers' boats and found five bodies.

A Coast Guard spokesperson says the pilot was rescued after the plane crashed about 30 yards from shore on Friday. No one else was aboard.

A boat carrying about 100 migrants had to be rescued by Florida officials Thursday.

Authorities in Greece say two members of a helicopter crew battling a forest fire on the Greek island of Samos died when it crashed into the sea

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — The beaches in Volusia County were busy with rescues this weekend. Volusia County Beach Safety said there were 138 beach rescues on Sunday and 130 rescues on Saturday. Beach Safety employees helped bring her to shore, where CPR was initiated by two ER nurses on the scene. Read: Lifeguards rescue more than 200 people at Volusia County beaches over holiday weekendBeach Safety employees returned to the ocean to rescue a male who had been caught in the same rip current. They strongly encourage beachgoers to swim near lifeguard towers with a lifeguard present.

VIDEO: Coast Guard rescues Florida man off coast following medical issue VIDEO: Coast Guard rescues Florida man off coast following medical issue (WFTV)ORLANDO, Fla. — The United States Coast Guard rescued a 60-year-old man who was having difficulty breathing on Friday night. According to a news release, a crewmember aboard the fishing vessel radioed the Coast Guard around 8 p.m.At the time of the rescue, the vessel, American Patriot, was 57 miles west of Gordon Pass near Naples. The Coast Guard aircrew airlifted the patient and his two adult sons and took them to the hospital in stable condition. Read: Gun safety bill: Biden signs legislation passed by CongressThe Coast Guard encourages all mariners to have reliable forms of communication in the event of emergencies. ©2022 Cox Media Group

Officials say two people were killed and 10 others had to be rescued after a nighttime boat collision near Key Biscayne, Florida.

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — Volusia County deputies are seeking help in locating an elderly couple missing from their DeLand home Saturday morning. Read: Police warn of fake officer scam calls as Florida works with FCC to crack down on robocallsGuevara was last seen wearing a red shirt, black pants, and tennis shoes. Davila was wearing a white blouse, gray pants, and black sandals. Deputies searching for missing elderly Alzheimer's patients (WFTV)Anyone with information on the couple is asked to call the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office or 911. Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.

Haitians are fleeing in greater numbers to the neighboring Dominican Republic, where they step onto rickety wooden boats as they attempt to reach Puerto Rico — a trip in which 11 Haitian women drowned this week, with dozens of other migrants believed missing.

Coast Guard rescue crews sprang into action to rescue passengers of a capsized vessel near Desecheo Island in Puerto Rico, according to the agency.

(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File) (Mark Humphrey)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — (AP) — A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June's condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, an attorney said Wednesday. Champlain Towers was in the midst of its 40-year structural review when it partially crumbled to the ground. The collapse triggered lawsuits from victims, families and condo owners, and prompted state and federal investigations. In December, a Florida grand jury issued a lengthy list of recommendations aimed at preventing another condominium collapse, including earlier and more frequent inspections and better waterproofing. And in February of this year, the Florida House unanimously passed a bill that would require statewide recertification of any condo building above three stories high.

Lawyers representing families of victims and survivors of the condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, last June have told a judge that they've reached a nearly $1 billion tentative settlement.

ROME — (AP) — The Italian Coast Guard on Friday rescued more than 100 migrants and recovered two bodies after a sailboat ran aground near a jetty in southern Italy. One diver shouted, “Jump, jump!” and “Bravo!” to try to boost the man’s courage. In all, 108 migrants had been aboard the double-masted sailboat, which had beached and overturned on a sandy shore adjacent to the jetty, the coast guard said. Sailboats and yachts usually carry far fewer migrants than traffickers' unseaworthy fishing boats, which often attempt to sail from Libya to the Italian island of Sicily. A police helicopter and an Italian coast guard helicopter searched the waters near the jetty in case there were any other survivors or victims, but the coast guard said no one appeared to be missing.

The Italian Coast Guard has rescued more than 100 migrants and recovered two bodies after a sailboat ran aground on a beach near a jetty in southern Italy

(Sunshower Shots/iStock )FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It was a graduation surprise and a Mother’s Day gift wrapped into one big event. ‘This is the best Mother’s Day ever’: Coast Guard son surprises mom at her graduation https://t.co/yuJh6GNFPg — Miami Herald (@MiamiHerald) May 5, 2022Freeman had dropped out of high school to care for her brother and sister, her three children and two nephews. But when she saw her son, Freeman ran across the Broward County Convention Center stage in black stilettos to hug her son, according to the newspaper. “This is the best Mother’s Day ever,” Freeman told the Herald. “I think this is the best Mother’s Day any mother could get.”Because he was serving overseas, Roberts knew he could not attend his mother’s big event, the newspaper reported.

A search is underway for a Malabar man who went overboard while fishing with friends off the coast of Melbourne Beach, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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It will be the fourth day on the stand in Fairfax County Circuit Court for Depp, who is suing his ex-wife for libel.

The Kazu 1 with two crew was taking 24 passengers on a scenic tour at Shiretoko National Park when it sent a distress call.

Coast Guard search: Officials with the Coast Guard are looking for three youths who reportedly jumped into the Mississippi River from a New Orleans neighborhood. (iStock)NEW ORLEANS — Officials with the Coast Guard are searching for three juveniles who allegedly jumped into the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Saturday night. The youths were reported as entering the river sometime around 7:15 p.m. CDT near the Crescent City Connection bridge, the television station reported. The Algiers ferry was shut down Saturday night and shuttle bus service was provided between the east and west banks as multiple Coast Guard units searched the water, WWL-TV reported. It was not immediately clear why the juveniles entered the river, WVUE reported.

It's not yet clear why the man, identified by the Coast Guard as Tang Tran, went overboard.

It's not yet clear why the man, identified by the Coast Guard as Tang Tran, went overboard.

The Ever Forward was refloated just before 7 a.m. Sunday by two barges and five tugboats.

BALTIMORE — (AP) — A container ship the length of more than three football fields has finally been pried from the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground. Once refloated, the Ever Forward was weighed down again by water tanks to ensure safe passage under the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on its way to an anchorage off Annapolis, The Baltimore Sun reported. The cargo ship, operated by Taiwan-based Evergreen Marine Corp., was traveling from Baltimore to Norfolk, Virginia, on March 13, when it ran aground just north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge. The ship became stuck outside the shipping channel and did not block marine navigation, unlike last year’s high-profile grounding in the Suez Canal of its sister vessel, the Ever Given. After two failed efforts to free the more than 1,000-foot (305-meter) vessel, salvage experts determined earlier this month that unloading some of the containers offered the best chance to refloat it.

A container ship the length of more than three football fields has finally been pried from the muddy bottom of the Chesapeake Bay more than a month after it ran aground. After two unsuccessful attempts to dislodge it, and the subsequent removal of roughly 500 of the 5,000 containers it was carrying, the Ever Forward was refloated just before 7 a.m. Sunday by two barges and five tugboats. A full moon and high spring tide helped provide a lift to the salvage vessels as they pulled and pushed the massive ship from the mud, across a dredged hole and back into the shipping channel.

The floor of the Chesapeake Bay has been dredged and 500 containers are being removed from the ship in preparation.

The vessel left Baltimore on Sunday carrying general cargo and grounded while it was on its way to Norfolk, Va.

CLEARWATER — A Coast Guard helicopter successfully evacuated a 7-year-old girl from a cruise ship 264 miles southwest of Clearwater on Sunday, the agency says. The girl and her father were flown to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. Her condition was not released Monday. A crew member aboard the cruise ship Carnival Dream alerted the Coast Guard that a girl onboard was in ...

Boat carrying 356 Haitians lands in Florida. About half of the Haitian migrants swam to shore after vessel ran aground, authorities say

Rescued: Four men are rescued by Coast Guard officers after their boat capsized in Tampa Bay. (U.S. Coast Guard)ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Four people were rescued from a sinking vessel that capsized Saturday in Tampa Bay, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard officials received a 911 call from a motorist who saw two red flares north of the Sunshine Skyway at about 5:25 a.m. EST, the Tampa Bay Times reported. Read more https://t.co/M80zQGsSbY pic.twitter.com/j63TdT6OLm — USCGSoutheast (@USCGSoutheast) March 5, 2022No injuries were reported, the Coast Guard said in a news release. “The Coast Guard reminds all boaters of these important safety tips while on the water,” the agency said in its news release.

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — (AP) — A Houston-based oil company on Monday sued two container ship operators and an organization that helps oversee marine traffic, saying they failed to prevent last fall’s underwater pipeline leak off the Southern California coast. Amplify alleged that had the ships and Marine Exchange not been negligent, the spill wouldn't have happened. The filing adds the exchange, which logs shipping activity in the heavily traveled region, to ongoing litigation over the spill. The Marine Exchange declined to comment and referred questions to the Coast Guard, with which it operates vessel traffic services, according to the exchange’s website. The complaint filed Monday seeks damages for lost revenue from suspended oil production since the spill, and that the Marine Exchange not allow ships to anchor near the pipeline when severe weather is likely.

Coast guard shark bite victim rescue The United States Coast rescued a man from a boat Monday after he was bitten by a shark while fishing near the Bahamas. MIAMI, Fla. — The United States Coast rescued a man from a boat Monday after he was bitten by a shark while fishing near the Bahamas. READ: Central Florida woman accused of stealing from elderly in Flagler County, deputies sayThe crew advised the Coast Guard that they’d applied a tourniquet to help stop the man’s bleeding. Coast Guard watchstanders and a flight surgeon from the Coast Guard’s Seventh District joined a conference call where a medical evacuation of the man was recommended and a Coast Guard helicopter and airplane were sent to the scene. READ: Winter Park mayor addresses when body cam footage of wedding reception shooting could be released“This was the best possible outcome to a truly terrifying situation,” Coast Guard District Seven command duty officer Sean Connett said.

An air traffic controller reported the plane was "behaving erratically on radar and then disappeared from the radar screen," the Coast Guard said.

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — (AP) — Crews are searching the ocean off North Carolina on Monday after finding a debris field where a small plane carrying eight people went down a day earlier, the Coast Guard said. Watchstanders received a report of a possible downed aircraft about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) east of Drum Inlet from a Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point air traffic controller Sunday, the Coast Guard said. The air traffic controller reported that the aircraft was behaving erratically on radar, then disappeared from the screen. Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Edward Wargo said searchers have found a debris field in the area. The search included boat crews launched from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon and Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City, local fire and sheriff's department personnel and and National Park Service beach crews, the agency said.

Officials say they've found a debris field in the area where the single-engine plane is believed to have crashed off the coast of North Carolina.

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — (AP) — The Coast Guard and local fire department crews are searching off the coast of North Carolina for a downed aircraft with eight people aboard, officials said Monday. Watchstanders received a report of a possible downed aircraft about 4 miles (6.4 kilometers) east of Drum Inlet from a Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point air traffic controller on Sunday evening, the Coast Guard said. A total of eight people were aboard the Pilatus PC-12 single engine passenger aircraft, the Coast Guard said in a news release on Monday. Boat crews launched from Coast Guard Station Fort Macon and Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet and an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Air Station Elizabeth City were searching the area. Searchers have found a debris field in the area, Coast Guard spokesperson Petty Officer Edward Wargo said.

Baby (generic) Image by HeleneMejza from Pixabay (Image by HeleneMejza from Pixabay /Image by HeleneMejza from Pixabay)ORLANDO, Fla. — A Venezuelan baby died and the mother was injured over the weekend when Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard officers fired at a boat transporting migrants, authorities from the Caribbean nation said. The shooting happened Saturday during “security operations” at sea involving the Coast Guard and human traffickers, Prime Minister Keith Rowley said in a statement Sunday. The agency in a news release said the officers fired at the vessel’s engines in self-defense after it was repeatedly ordered to stop and it attempted to ram the Coast Guard vessel. “The vessel eventually stopped and only then it was discovered that there were illegal migrants on board who had remained hidden and were therefore not seen before,” according to the Coast Guard. The mother then told officers she was bleeding and the baby “was found to be unresponsive.”The agency said the woman was stabilized and then transported to a hospital.

CARACAS, Venezuela — (AP) — A Venezuelan baby died and the mother was injured over the weekend when Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard officers fired at a boat transporting migrants, authorities from the Caribbean nation said. The shooting happened Saturday during “security operations” at sea involving the Coast Guard and human traffickers, Prime Minister Keith Rowley said in a statement Sunday. The agency in a news release said the officers fired at the vessel’s engines in self-defense after it was repeatedly ordered to stop and it attempted to ram the Coast Guard vessel. “The vessel eventually stopped and only then it was discovered that there were illegal migrants on board who had remained hidden and were therefore not seen before,” according to the Coast Guard. The mother then told officers she was bleeding and the baby “was found to be unresponsive.”The agency said the woman was stabilized and then transported to a hospital.

Emergency medical services were standing by, but no one required medical attention, the Coast Guard said.

Emergency medical services were standing by, but no one required medical attention, the Coast Guard said.

The fatal shooting took place as Coast Guard officers tried to stop a boat crossing the Venezuelan border into Trinidad and Tobago, in what the island nation’s officials described as an act of self-defense.

The Coast Guard rescued 11 people, while a "Good Samaritan" who had an airboat rescued the remaining seven, the Coast Guard said.

The sole survivor from a boat that capsized off the Florida coast with dozens of people onboard is sharing what he says led to tragedy on the high seas.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket finally broke a scrub streak Monday, vaulting an Earth observation satellite into skies so clear that the entire process from launch to landing back at Cape Canaveral was easily visible to watchers along the coast.

Authorities have stressed the difficulty of finding survivors in the turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream.

Authorities have stressed the difficulty of finding survivors in the turbulent waters of the Gulf Stream.

The U.S. government has launched a criminal investigation into whether a smuggling ring is behind a boat that capsized off Florida with 40 migrants onboard.

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for 39 people missing for several days after a boat believed to be used for human smuggling capsized off Florida’s coast en route from the Bahamas.

Italy's coast guard says seven migrants have died of apparent hypothermia on a packed wooden boat off the coast of Lampedusa.

The Coast Guard has announced new safety rules following the deadly blaze that killed dozens of people on a scuba diving boat off the California coast more than two years ago.

The Philippines says Chinese coast guard ships have blocked and sprayed a powerful stream of water at two of its ships carrying supplies to troops at a disputed South China Sea shoal, prompting Manila to warn Beijing that the vessels are covered by a mutual defense treaty with the United States.

The Italian Coast Guard has rescued more than 550 migrants, many of them young men and boys from Egypt, from traffickers boats in storm-tossed waters off the southern “toe” of Italy's mainland.

Southern California harbor patrol boats picked up reports of a possible fuel spill off the coast on a marine radio emergency channel about an hour before the U.S. Coast Guard said it heard about oil on the water.

Data shows a massive cargo ship that was supposed to be at anchor repeatedly crossed over an undersea oil pipeline during a January storm.

Investigators believe a massive cargo ship dragging anchor in rough seas caught an underwater oil pipeline and pulled it across the seafloor, months before a leak from the line fouled the Southern California coastline.

Finding the cause of a major oil spill off Southern California, who is to blame and if they will be held accountable could take a long time.

Authorities say 17 Cuban migrants came ashore Sunday in Key West, where they were met by police and given breakfast.

After a crude oil sheen was detected on the waters off the Southern California coast, environmentalists feared the worst.

Oil has been washing up on Southern California beaches and wetlands all week since a leak in an underwater pipeline from an offshore platform sent tens of thousands of gallons of heavy crude into the ocean waters.

Evidence emerged Tuesday that a ship’s anchor snagged and dragged an underwater pipeline that ruptured and spilled tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil off Southern California.

Officials investigating one of California’s largest oil spills are looking into whether a ship’s anchor may have struck a pipeline on the ocean floor, causing a major leak of crude.

The Italian Coast Guard has rescued 125 migrants who took refuge on the rocky edge of a tiny uninhabited isle after one of their boats sank near Lampedusa island.

Evans is an attorney serving the Daytona Beach and greater Florida area, according to his website, and the Florida Bar Association.

The United States Coast Guard is using a C-130 plane in the search for a missing diver outside of Ponce Inlet.

Federal officials say hundreds of emergency responders are in place in Louisiana and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has power restoration experts and generators at the ready as Hurricane Ida bashes the region.

Turkish authorities say the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to 17.

The United States Coast Guard offloaded drugs worth more than $1.4 billion at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.

Authorities say a Florida man crashed a stolen car through an airport fence and got into a Coast Guard airplane’s cockpit before he was arrested.

The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as Tropical Storm Elsa approached.

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized 16 miles south of Key West.

A packed boat suspected of being used in a human smuggling operation capsized and broke apart in powerful surf along the rocky San Diego coast.

The search for nine crew members missing from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana is continuing for a sixth day.

The Coast Guard says divers returned Saturday to the murky, roiling waters of the Gulf of Mexico in search of lost crew members aboard a capsized lift boat off Louisiana.

Divers searching the site of a capsized lift boat off Louisiana's coast have recovered two more unresponsive crewmembers.

Families were anxiously awaiting news of the 12 people missing from a capsized oil industry vessel while divers searching for survivors got no response when they knocked on the ship's hull Thursday.

The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people below deck, has pleaded not guilty to federal manslaughter charges. Jerry Boylan surrendered Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, and was arraigned in Los Angeles federal court on 34 counts of seaman's manslaughter. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP, File)LOS ANGELES – The captain of a scuba diving boat that burned and sank off the California coast, killing 34 people, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to manslaughter charges. Jerry Boylan was arraigned in federal court in Los Angeles on 34 counts of seaman’s manslaughter. Truth Aquatics has sued in federal court under a provision in maritime law to avoid payouts to the families of the victims.

Anguilla Cay is the uninhabited island in the Bahamas where rescuers found three people who were stranded there for 33 days. A Coast Guard helicopter earlier this week spotted the two men and one woman and hoisted them in baskets from a rocky cliff in Anguilla Cay, a Bahamian islet close to Cuba. The U.S. Coast Guard did not respond to requests clarifying what considerations were made before the group was flown into the United States. It was unclear whether the group was originally bound for the U.S. or simply lost at sea, and the Coast Guard has said it focused merely on rescuing them. However, the rocky, uninhabited island is routinely monitored by the Coast Guard for strandings of migrants hoping to reach U.S. soil.

The US Coast Guard has seized more than $411 million worth of drugs. Twenty-three thousand pounds of cocaine and nearly 9,000 pounds of marijuana were taken from drug smugglers Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, authorities said. According to the Coast Guard, the drugs were being trafficked off the coasts of Mexico and Central and South America. [TRENDING: 250,000 chickens killed in fire | SpaceX launch to bring sonic booms | New stimulus could mean $600 direct payment]Multiple agencies and other countries, including the UK, were involved in seizing the drugs.

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Ray attended the Joint Chiefs meeting Friday in the so-called Tank — the classified meeting room in the Pentagon. Officials said that is where most of the military leaders were exposed to him, but he also had other meetings with officials. The Marine Corps remains operationally ready to answer the Nation’s call.”The news of the positive tests has stunned officials at the Pentagon. Overall, more than 47,000 service members have tested positive for the virus, as of Monday; 625 have been hospitalized and eight have died. According to officials, the military leaders were negative at that time, and they will continue to be tested in the coming days.

The nation's top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday, Oct. 6, after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said. (Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP, File)WASHINGTON – The nation's top military leaders were under self-quarantine Tuesday after a senior Coast Guard official tested positive for the coronavirus, the Pentagon said. Officials said that is where most of the military leaders were exposed to him, but he also had other meetings with officials. According to officials, the military leaders were negative at that time, and they will continue to be tested in the coming days. Some stayed home after having been exposed to the virus and other military leaders have self-quarantined for a short time after returning from travel.

CLEARWATER, Fla. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from Tennessee after their boat capsized Wednesday some 15 miles off Florida's Gulf Coast. The agency said in a news release that the boaters called at 2:09 p.m., saying their flat bottom fishing boat was taking on water and they needed assistance. A Jayhawk helicopter crew located the men wearing life jackets and clinging to the capsized boat. After everything went wrong, these men did everything right, said Lt. Tim Keily, the Air Station Clearwater helicopter co-pilot. They immediately called for help, wore their life jackets and stayed with their boat.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The bodies of two women were discovered in a car that rolled off a ferry into a deep shipping channel off the coast of South Florida. Their family members were notified of the deaths, the Coast Guard said on Twitter. Miami-Dade police identified the women as Emma Afra, 63, of Miami, and Viviane Brahms, 76, of Harrison, New York. The Coast Guard is investigating how the car fell from the ferry, which takes people and cars back and forth from the exclusive Fisher Island. The front and back of the ferry are usually closed by chains during the short trip.