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This Jan. 31, 2019 file photo shows Homer Volunteer Fire Department emergency medical technicians treating a person injured when a crane tipped over in the buoy yard of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hickory at the Pioneer Dock on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Michael Armstrong/Homer News via AP)

Coast Guard Cutter Captain Temporarily Relieved After Fatal Accident

The Coast Guard has temporarily relieved the commander of cutter Hickory after a member was killed in a crane accident.

A plaque honoring the life and service of BM1 Edgar Culbertson is adorned with lily flowers during a memorial service on the 42nd anniversary of his death during a rescue attempt on this same pier, April 30, 2009. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Jason Eason)

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The 154-foot Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culbertson is now under construction at Bollinger Shipyards in Louisiana.

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy sits in the ice about 715 miles north of Barrow, Alaska, Sept. 30, 2018, during an Arctic research mission. (Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi)

Coast Guard: US Must Work to Prevent a Fight in the Arctic

The service aims to work with partners to promote visibility and ensure stability in the region.

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard held at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, California, March 21, 2019. (Jetta Disco/Coast Guard)

Pa. Delegation Seeks Coast Guard Honor for Arnold Palmer

State representatives are asking the Coast Guard to name a Fast Response Cutter or other "suitable vessel" after Palmer.

Lt. William Singletary, a commissioned officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, offloads contraband from the cutter at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego April 5, 2019. More than 7.1 tons of cocaine were seized during six separate interdictions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America by the Coast Guard cutters Active (WMEC-618), Steadfast (WMEC-623) and Waesche (WMSL-751). ( Joel Guzman/(U.S. Coast Guard

Coast Guard Crew Unloads 7.1 Tons of Cocaine in San Diego

The cocaine was seized in six separate interdictions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America.

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Nick Ameen)

Contract for New Coast Guard Icebreaker Could Be Awarded this Month

Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz said the cost of the first new Polar Security Cutter would be about $940 million.

Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, salutes during the commissioning of Coast Guard Cutter Terrell Horne at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, March 22, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)

Coast Guard to Take $11.3 Billion Budget Proposal to Capitol Hill

The service's fiscal 2020 budget request seeks funds for new ships and aircraft and shore upgrades.

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf participates in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), July 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard/Petty Officer 2nd Class David Weydert)

Coast Guard Cutter Joins Navy Destroyer in Freedom-of-Navigation Op in Pacific

A Coast Guard vessel and a Navy ship passed through the Taiwan Strait this weekend in a signal to China.

The crew on board during the commissioning ceremony for the USCGC Terrell Horne WPC 1131, the newest US Coast Guard cutter in San Pedro, California, on March 22, 2019. (Brittany Murray/The Orange County Register via AP)

Coast Guard Commissions Ship Named for Slain Petty Officer

Senior Chief Horne was killed in a confrontation with suspected drug smugglers near Santa Cruz Island in December 2012.

Adm. Karl Schultz, Coast Guard commandant, delivers the 2019 State of the Coast Guard Address at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach in San Pedro, California, March 21, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Ryan Estrada)

Coast Guard Still Grappling With 'Hangover Effect' from Government Shutdown

The service must tackle a $1.7 billion maintenance backlog, Adm. Karl Schultz said.

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