Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin places Francis Scott Key buoy

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in the Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge Monday.

Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin to set historic buoy in Patapsco River on Monday

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot buoy tender homeported at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., is scheduled to set the historic Francis Scott Key buoy in Patapsco River near the Francis Scott Key Bridge Monday.

Coast Guard and Auxiliary kick off National Safe Boating Week at Annapolis City Dock on Saturday

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard Auxiliary, the Coast Guard and Maryland Natural Resources Police are sponsoring a National Safe Boating Week kickoff event at the Annapolis City Dock in Annapolis, Md., Saturday.

NOAA your weather: Coast Guard sets seasonal buoys to gather weather data

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard along with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration conducted seasonal buoy replacements Monday in the Chesapeake Bay.

The 80 Year Old Crazy Cookie Lady

As the oven timer begins to beep, she hurriedly pushes back the glasses from the tip of her nose with a flour-covered hand just before sliding on oven mittens to remove a fresh pan of her famous pecan dream bars from the hot oven. Cracking open the oven door, the smell of baked goods fills the room. Placing the pan on the stove to cool, she starts to fill yet another large container to the rim with...

Coast Guard Cutter Crew Joins Partnership in Education Program

BALTIMORE -The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin is now sponsoring students from Park Elementary School in Brooklyn, Md., in the Partnership in Education (PIE) program.

Coast Guard searching for missing diver

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard is searching this evening for a diver that reportedly went missing in the Potomac River. The Coast Guard received a report at about 3 p.m. that a diver with the Fairfax County State Police Marine Unit went missing during a training mission near Gunston Cove in the Potomac River just south of Fort Belvoir, Va.