The service will receive funding for more ships, helicopters and unmanned systems and maintenance of installations and infrastructure.

Contained in the new federal spending law formerly known as the "Big Beautiful Bill" is funding for 17 icebreakers, 21 cutters, more than 40 helicopters and six large patrol airplanes, Coast Guard officials said. It could take as long as 15 years to get the first of the large ships commissioned, according to government estimates.

The U.S. Coast Guard is looking for your help finding a boat that was last seen in West Haven Wednesday night. Officials said they’re looking for an overdue 27-foot Sea Hunt with a blue hull, white top and twin 250 outboards.

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While the Navy began phasing out its numbered system in the late 1980s, ending it completely by 1999 with only the Naval District Washington remaining, the Coast Guard retained its numerical system.

The Keweenaw Waterway Upper Entrance Light is no longer needed by the U.S. Coast Guard, according to a notice from the U.S. General Services Administration.

The Jenny Ann Ferry Boat and Ole Augusta Barge are set to resume their journey upriver after completing a rigorous 12-week U.S. Coast Guard dry-dock inspection. The Augusta Ferry Authority expressed gratitude to their captains,

The U.S. Coast Guard announced last week that it is renaming its districts, with the Portsmouth-based District 5 being renamed the Coast Guard East District.

The U.S. Coast Guard has given more details on a water rescue that turned up empty last Wednesday. U.S. Coast Guard spokesperson William Kelly reported that a call went out regarding two people