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• Source of persistent Gulf sheen remains a mystery

  December 18, 2012 6:17 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Officials say underwater inspections at the site of BP's Deepwater Horizon rig disaster have failed to identify the source of a persistent sheen on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico. The Coast Guard said Tuesday that the recent inspections confirmed BP's Macondo well remains secure... more »

• Body found in Gulf; may be missing oil rig worker

  November 27, 2012 7:19 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A coroner is trying to determine whether the decomposed body of a man recovered from the Gulf of Mexico is a worker missing since a fire erupted on an offshore oil platform on Nov. 16. The Coast Guard says the body was spotted Monday by the... more »

• Company vows continued search near burned Gulf rig

  November 18, 2012 1:14 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Company officials say they have brought in another dive vessel in the search for a worker who went missing after an oil platform caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico. Black Elk Energy CEO John Hoffman says in an email sent Sunday morning that the second... more »

• Sen. Ted Stevens confirmed dead in plane crash

  August 10, 2010 2:28 PM

  A spokesman for the family of Ted Stevens says the former senator has died in a plane crash in Alaska. Mitch Rose tells The Associated Press that the family had been notified that the 86-year-old Stevens was among those killed. Five of the nine people aboard the plane... more »

• Plane carrying 5 crashes into Lake Michigan

  July 23, 2010 12:46 PM

  The U.S. Coast Guard says a medical transport plane carrying five crashed into Lake Michigan and that one person has been rescued. Petty Officer Nathaniel Parks says the plane went down shortly after 10 a.m. Friday a few miles off the shore of Ludington, Michigan. A passenger was... more »

• Spill could be contained soon?

  July 9, 2010 6:45 PM

  NEW ORLEANS (AP) - It could be a different situation at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico a few days from now. Crews will be replacing a leaky containment cap on the blown-out well, and a ship that is supposed to collect oil from a different part of the... more »

• Coast Guard copter crashes off Washington coast

  July 7, 2010 1:58 PM

  A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says one of its helicopters has gone down off the Washington coast, and two crew members are missing. Petty officer Nathan Bradshaw in Seattle says rescue crews are looking for the missing crew off the waters of James Island, near La Push,... more »

• BP told to expedite claims

  June 8, 2010 8:10 AM

  The government is pushing BP to work faster getting money to people and businesses harmed by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen didn't hesitate when asked what BP is not doing that they need to get better at. He says BP needs... more »

• Cap collecting Gulf oil, unclear how much though

  June 4, 2010 10:03 AM

  Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says a cap has been collecting some of the Gulf oil gusher, but crews will not know how much until later in the day. Allen said Friday that the cap started siphoning oil and gas to a tanker on the surface overnight. Allen says... more »

• BP pipe cut successful, cap comes next

  June 3, 2010 11:25 AM

  Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says BP has successfully sliced off a pipe in an effort to contain the Gulf oil, but the cut is irregular and placing a cap over the spill will be more challenging. Allen said Thursday that the cap was over the gusher and expected... more »

• Saw stuck in latest Gulf oil fix

  June 2, 2010 10:39 AM

  Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen says crews are shooting chemical dispersants at oil that began leaking when a saw became stuck in the latest attempt to contain the Gulf oil gusher. The saw snagged as it was cutting through a pipe on a busted well. Allen said Wednesday the... more »

• Obama to Gulf: 'You are not alone'

  May 28, 2010 3:42 PM

  President Barack Obama has promised Gulf Coast residents that they are not alone and will not be abandoned or left behind. Obama made the pledge as he visited Louisiana on Friday to tour areas threatened by the disastrous oil spill and get an update on response efforts. Speaking outside... more »

• U.S. official: Flow of oil from spill has stopped

  May 28, 2010 9:35 AM

  The flow of oil from the broken well in the Gulf of Mexico has stopped, the U.S. incident commander Admiral Thad Allen claimed Friday, but BP warned it would be a further 48 hours before it was known whether the "top kill" procedure had been successful. The next 12... more »

• Coast Guard gives BP OK to try to stop oil leak

  May 26, 2010 12:55 PM

  The Coast Guard has given BP approval to try to stop the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico by pumping heavy mud into the well, but there's no word yet on when the attempt will start. The Coast Guard said Wednesday it gave the approval for the "top... more »

• Florida Keys tar balls not from BP oil spill

  May 19, 2010 11:43 AM

  Tar balls found on beaches in the Florida Keys this week are not from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill leaking from a well owned by BP, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday, citing laboratory tests. The news came as a temporary relief to Florida's tourism authorities, who are... more »

• Coast Guard: BP caps 1 of 3 leaks at Gulf well

  May 5, 2010 9:49 AM

  The Coast Guard says BP PLC has managed to cap one of three leaks at a deepwater oil well, but the work is not expected to reduce the overall flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Mosley says the work Tuesday night... more »

• Gulf leak may be 5 times bigger than first believed

  April 29, 2010 8:14 AM

  The Coast Guard says five times more oil a day than previously believed is spewing into the Gulf from the blown-out well 5,000 feet down. The Coast Guard says it's a new leak. The company trying to contain the spill disputes the figures. Rear Adm. Mary Landry says... more »

• Coast Guard will start burning some Gulf slick oil

  April 28, 2010 10:04 AM

  Authorities will begin burning some of the thickest oil in a massive slick from a rig explosion off the coast of Louisiana. A Coast Guard spokesman says the burn is expected to begin Wednesday morning. Petty Officer 2nd Class Prentice Danner says fire-resistant containment booms will be used to corral... more »

• Update: Coast Guard searches for victims after rig explosion

  April 21, 2010 1:45 PM

  Rescuers are searching waters off Louisiana's coast today for 11 missing oil workers after an explosion and fire on an offshore drilling platform. The Coast Guard says there were 126 people on the platform at the time of the explosion and most are believed to have escaped safely. Seven... more »

• Rescuers struggle to reach man in Mount St. Helens

  February 16, 2010 3:11 PM

  Observers in helicopters say they aren't seeing any movement from a man who fell 1,500 feet into the crater of Mount St. Helens in Washington. Rescuers have been trying to reach him, but weather conditions have made it impossible so far. Two attempts to reach Joseph Bohlig by helicopter... more »

• Hundreds clean up Texas oil spill

  January 26, 2010 9:54 AM

  Nearly half the oil that spilled at a major Texas port during a collision between a tanker and a towing vessel has evaporated, dispersed or been recovered from the water, the Coast Guard said Monday. About 175,000 gallons of oil has evaporated or dispersed, Coast Guard Petty Officer Casey... more »

• Pentagon: recruiting last year best since 1973

  October 14, 2009 1:16 PM

  The Pentagon's personnel chief said Tuesday the military has completed its best recruiting year since 1973, meeting all its goals and bringing in a better educated group of young people. The Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps met goals for active duty and reserve recruiting during the budget... more »

• Coast Guard: Missing boaters located near Bahamas

  September 29, 2009 11:48 AM

  Coast Guard officials in South Florida say three boaters reported missing on a trip from Lake Worth to the Bahamas have been located. Authorities say the crew aboard the Flying Pig heard a marine broadcast Tuesday that asked other boaters to be on the lookout for their vessel. The crew... more »

• Coast Guard to harness tide for electric power

  September 10, 2009 3:47 PM

  The Coast Guard has signed off on its first tidal power project, a small underwater turbine that will generate additional electricity at its station in coastal Maine. The $100,000 project in Eastport will be used to test tidal technology in the nation's northeastern corner, home to some of largest tidal... more »