The Navy and the Coast Guard definitely have some similarities, but their differences are distinct, most notably when it comes to its core mission.

According to USCG, the rescue happened on Wednesday. Coast Guard says the owner of the boat radioed watchstanders after the 26-foot boat had become disabled and began to drift towards a reef off Guánica, Puerto Rico.

The crew of a guided-missile destroyer and an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment seized $13.7 million in cocaine during an interdiction in the Caribbean Sea, U.S. 2nd Fleet announced Thursday.

In the U.S Coast Guard's over 200-year-old history, only one of its members has ever been awarded the Medal of Honor. Signalman First Class Douglas Munro earned the decoration posthumously in September 1942 at Guadalcanal, one of the most arduous and dangerous campaigns in the Pacific Theatre during World War 2.

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Racing stripes are typically seen on racing cars like NASCAR and Formula 1 vehicles, but the vessels of the U.S. Coast Guard also sport racing stripes.

The US Coast Guard warns against illegal charter operations, emphasizing safety and proper licensing as boating season nears.

Barnstable High School is hosting the first U.S. Coast Guard JROTC program in the Northeast, out of 14 nationwide.

Video Quality Speed 00:00 00:17 Three mariners were rescued from a 54-foot vessel on Wednesday. According to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), crews from the Ponce de Leon Inlet and Port Canaveral responded to the boat that had become disabled 74 miles off Cape Canaveral. (USCG)

The Atlantic City unit, known as the “Blackjacks,” were diverted to a distress call 20 miles off the Jersey shore on Monday after hearing a radio transmission that sounded like “Help.”