PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Six people were pulled to safety after their recreational crabbing boat washed up onto rocks along the Oregon coast Friday evening. The boat lost power in Tillamook Bay, the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office said on their Facebook page. Deputy Billy Cloud said the boat washed up on the rocks near Lyster’s […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — A drone hit an Israeli-affiliated merchant vessel off the coast of India in the Arabian Sea on Saturday, a British maritime security firm said, damaging the vessel but causing no casualties. The incident on the Liberian-flagged chemical product tanker occurred 120 miles (200-kilometers) southwest of the Indian port of Veraval, said […]
The coastal wild horses of North Carolina are known for being majestic and occasionally violent, but at least one has a bit of prankster in its mysterious DNA. Little Star, as the “banker” horse is known, has a mischievous habit of appearing to be dead. The Corolla Wild Horse Fund learned this the hard way, […]
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in the Dec. 20 edition of Military Times. A Defense Department agency dedicated to caring for aging enlisted veterans is facing financial shortfalls that could deplete its trust fund within 20 years and affect its ability to serve those retired and former service members, a government watchdog has found. […]
Russia and Ukraine launched more than a dozen drones at each other’s territory for a second straight day on Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport while a Ukrainian civilian was killed when drone debris slammed into his house near the Black Sea. At least 35 Ukrainian drones were shot down overnight […]
Cities along the East Coast are preparing for a major storm system expected to hit with torrential rain, high winds and severe thunderstorms. The system battered Florida and South Carolina this weekend, and its impacts are expected to last through Monday. The rain brought coastal flooding to into the Tampa Bay area on Saturday, according […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and Ukraine launched over a dozen drones at each other’s territory for a second straight day Sunday, one of which apparently targeted a Russian military airport while a Ukrainian civilian was killed after drone debris slammed into his house near the Black Sea. At least 35 Ukrainian drones were shot […]
In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese coast guard ship uses water cannons on Philippine navy-operated supply boat M/L Kalayaan as it approaches Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. Philippine Coast Guard/via AP hide caption toggle caption Philippine […]
CNN — The House Oversight Committee has launched an investigation into the US Coast Guard’s “mishandling of serious misconduct” — including sexual assault, racism and hazing — after CNN exposed that its leaders concealed reports documenting those problems from its workforce, the public and Congress. The inquiry is the latest in a string of government […]
CNN — The US Coast Guard, rocked by allegations that its leaders for years concealed damning information about sexual assaults and other serious misconduct, released a highly critical report Wednesday acknowledging it had “failed to keep our people safe,” while vowing to make reforms that would better protect them. After spending 90 days speaking with […]