Category: coast

Suspected Smuggling Boat Captain Kneed Border Patrol Agent in Face: Authorities

SAN DIEGO—A man accused of piloting a boat overloaded with illegal immigrants that crashed into rocks off San Diego’s coast and killed three people kneed a U.S. Border Patrol agent in the face who was trying to put a leg shackle on him on the beach, authorities said. Investigators said in an affidavit filed Tuesday…


Coastal Beauty: Beaufort, SC, Offers History, Architecture, Nature

On a Saturday in the coastal city of Beaufort, South Carolina, (not to be confused with its sister city in North Carolina), my daughters held my hands tightly as we ducked our heads against the wind to cross a street lined with live oaks, palmettos, and quaint, brightly colored buildings. The sea breeze carried notes…


Coast Guard Ends Search for Helicopter in Waters Off Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday suspended the search in waters off Alaska for an overdue helicopter piloted by the former head of Alaska’s largest tribal health care organization, who resigned last week after allegations of sexual misconduct surfaced against him. Andy Teuber, 52, former head of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, left…


Israel Finds Ship Behind Oil Spill Off Its Coast, Ministry Says

TEL AVIV—Israel has located the ship responsible for an oil spill that blackened its beaches with tar last month, the environment ministry said on Wednesday, without giving details. The country’s investigation has focused on an unidentified ship that passed about 50 km (30 miles) off the coast on Feb. 11 as the likely source of…