Coast Guard suspends search for missing man in Fall River

BOSTON —The Coast Guard suspended its search Sunday at 6:30 p.m. for a missing man in Taunton River, Massachusetts pending new information.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southereastern New England command center received an initial report Saturday at approximately 5:30 p.m. from a Rhode Island 911 call of two men in their mid-thirties being ejected from their boat due to it hopping the wake...
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to visit Salem, Massachusetts

Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle file photo by U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ruben Reed
The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, ‘America’s Tall Ship,’ is scheduled to visit Salem, Massachusetts, Aug. 9-12 and will be offering free public tours.
The 295-foot Barque Eagle is set to dock at the Salem Ferry Terminal Friday, Aug. 9, and will have the following free and public tour...
Statement from Coast Guard 1st District Commander regarding Bourne shooting

BOSTON — Rear Adm. Linda Fagan, commander of the First Coast Guard District, offers the following message regarding the Thursday morning shooting incident in Bourne, Massachusetts that involved three Coast Guard members.
“Today the Coast Guard family suffered a tragic loss. I am saddened to report that we lost a team member this morning to an act of violence. Another Coast Guard member and...