A pair of American military vessels responding to a mayday call this week saved the crew of a sinking cargo ship in the Persian Gulf, according to U.S. Central Command.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche had been stationed in the Eastern Pacific Ocean from December through February to intercept suspected drug smuggling vessels off the coasts of Mexico ...

The vessel will also be used to thwart illegal fishing operations by foreign vessels, the Japan Coast Guard said. The patrol ship will be about 200 meters long and weigh 30,000 tons.

When marine incidents happen in remote coastal areas, members of Indigenous communities are often the first to respond, as instrumental partners in Canada's search and rescue system. As part of the ...