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South Korea arrests former top officials over 2020 killing

South Korea’s former defense minister and coast guard chief have been arrested over their alleged involvement in covering up facts and distorting the circumstances surrounding North Korea’s killing of a South Korean fisheries official in 2020 near the rivals’ tense sea border

The Independent UK

Defecting Cuban pilot commandeers plane, lands safely on isolated Everglades strip

MIAMI — The mass exodus from Cuba took an unusual twist Friday, when a pilot in a Soviet-era biplane took off from the island just 90 miles south of Key West and landed on an isolated, mostly forgotten airstrip in the middle of the Everglades.

Miami Herald

Plane commandeered from Cuba, lands safely in Florida Everglades. The pilot ‘appears to be fine’

MIAMI — The mass exodus from Cuba took an unusual twist Friday, when someone in a old Soviet-era cropduster took off from the island just 90 miles north of Key West and landed somewhere west of Krome Avenue in the Everglades.

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‘We are seeing migrant landings almost everyday.’ What’s behind surge in South Florida?

Desperate to leave Cuba and start over in the United States, people are making the perilous journey in greater numbers across the Florida Straits. South Florida authorities say the steady stream of arrivals has put stress on local law enforcement and rescuers, who are often dispatched when migrant boaters are…

Miami Herald

Boaters Speak Out After Being Stranded In Gulf For 28 Hours In Terrifying Ordeal

The father-son never imagined their boating, survival and swimming skills would all be put to the test.

Zenger

NTSB: Communications outage a factor in lift boat disaster

A federal agency says an outage involving a Coast Guard marine warning system and “data gaps” in radar systems were factors in last year's deadly capsize of an oil industry lift boat off Louisiana's coast

The Independent UK

S. Korea seeks to arrest former officials in N. Korea case

South Korean prosecutors have requested arrest warrants for the former defense minister and coast guard chief in the country’s previous government as they reinvestigate its handling of North Korea’s killing of a fisheries official in 2020 near the rivals’ tense sea border

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98 migrants rescued from boat off Florida coast lacked food

Almost 100 people mostly from Haiti who were rescued from an overcrowded boat off the Florida coast had no food or water for two days

The Independent UK

More than 40 Cuban migrants land in South Florida

MIAMI — More than 40 migrants from Cuba arrived in the Florida Keys and Key Biscayne aboard three separate boats Friday, according to the U.S. Border Patrol.

Miami Herald

US cancels visas, sends Coast Guard ship to patrol waters off Haiti’s capital

The United States has sent a major Coast Guard vessel to patrol the waters near Port-au-Prince in a “sign of resolve” with the Haitian government as gang violence continues to grip the nation, and will impose new visa restrictions on Haitians involved in gang activity, the Biden administration said Wednesday.

Miami Herald

Three men survive shark attack before being rescued after boat sank during fishing trip

The trio's ship sank in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and soon one of the group found himself having to fight off a shark before the US Coast Guard finally rescued them

Daily Mirror

Cuban migrant found clinging to the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a Cuban migrant found clinging to a support column of the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys Wednesday morning, the agency confirmed.

Miami Herald

Fishermen recount fighting off sharks for hours after their boat sank in the Gulf

The U.S. Coast Guard says fishermen whose boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico suffered deep cuts on their hands and a shredded life jacket as they fought circling sharks before being rescued

The Independent UK

`How lucky': Fishermen rescued fighting off sharks in Gulf

The U.S. Coast Guard says fishermen whose boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico suffered deep cuts on their hands and a shredded life jacket as they fought circling sharks before being rescued

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Terrified boaters forced to fight hand-to-hand battle with sharks after vessel sank

Rescuers arrived as the men battled for their lives against the hungry predators after spending an exhausting 24 hours in the water

Evening Standard

Fishermen fight off sharks with their hands in the Gulf of Mexico after boat sinks

The Coast Guard searched 1,200sqm before finding the three men off the coast of Louisiana

The Independent UK

Coast Guard Academy settles suit over cadets-with-kids ban

Attorneys for a U.S. Coast Guard Academy cadet who was expelled for becoming a father say he will get his degree as part of a legal settlement

Zenger

WWII Vet Describes Riding Out Ian On Sanibel Island: ‘It’s Unbelievable’

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He survived Ian on Pine Island. Then his granddaughter lost contact

PINE ISLAND, Fla. — Rocky Lane spoke to his granddaughter through sobs.

The Independent UK

In Hurricane Ian's wake, dangers persist, worsen in parts

Days after Hurricane Ian carved a path of destruction from Florida to the Carolinas, the dangers persisted, and even worsened in some places

Miami Herald

On Coast Guard flight over battered Florida coast, massive damage is evident

From thousands of feet in the air, it’s easy to see the extent of Hurricane Ian’s destruction on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Miami Herald

Coast Guard sees human remains in flooded home as search and rescue continues

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida officials on Friday gave a glimpse into the death toll following Hurricane Ian: 20 unconfirmed deaths, 1 confirmed fatality and an unknown number of drownings in one house.

The Hindu

Navarathri celebrations get livelier in Kochi after two years pandemic slowdown

Navaratri festivities get underway with song, dance, cultural shows and food in Kochi

Bangkok Post

Fourth leak detected in Russian gas pipelines

STOCKHOLM: A fourth leak has been detected in undersea gas pipelines linking Russia to Europe, the Swedish Coast Guard said Thursday, after explosions were reported earlier this week in what NATO called "reckless" sabotage.

Miami Herald

US Coast Guard searches for 23 migrants missing near Florida Keys amid Hurricane Ian

MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search Wednesday for 23 people who, among a group of Cuban migrants, attempted to cross the Florida Straits as Hurricane Ian made its way past the Florida Keys.

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