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8 dead, 26 missing as dive boat sinks in flames off California
(UPDATED) Fire crews in helicopters, small boats and a Coast Guard cutter battle the fierce pre-dawn fire on the 75-foot Conception, which had been on a diving excursion around Santa Cruz Island

U.S. Coast Guard calls for push-back vs. China; PH pulls back
As other Asia-Pacific countries resist China’s incursions into their waters, the Philippines says China must be allowed to fish at Recto Bank

U.S. Coast Guard watching Chinese militia in South China Sea
The United States Coast Guard says it is 'following' the activity of the Chinese militia in the disputed waters

U.S. gives boats to Vietnam amid South China Sea tensions
It comes only three weeks after the historic visit of US aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, the first since the end of the Vietnam war in 1975
Philippine Navy sends warship to patrol Benham Rise
UPDATED Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the navy will now regularly patrol the underwater plateau located in the country s eastern border

US State Dep't approves sale of radars for PH warships
The air search radars will enhance the Philippine Navy s maritime domain awareness and enable it to detect and track air contacts

Search suspended for star Chinese sailor lost in mid-Pacific
The US Coast Guard suspends its Pacific Ocean search for star Chinese sailor Guo Chuan after rescuers boarded his drifting yacht and confirmed he was not there but found his lifejacket

PH to get 3rd Hamilton-class warship from US
The US Coast Guard is set to decommission CGC Boutwell early next year

El Faro cargo ship sank, one confirmed dead – US Coast Guard
Several survival suits were found and searchers did identify human remains in one says Coast Guard Captain Mark Fedor

PH, US coast guard units eye ‘Balikatan’
’The trend now is white to white ’ PCG commandant Admiral Rodolfo Isorena says referring to a ‘coast guard to coast guard’ set up

Illegal migration to US by Cubans surges after rapprochement
The surge might suggest more Cubans believe it is time to risk crossing the shark infested Florida straits for the United States

Bermuda-bound man rescued from inflatable bubble
The man according to the US Coast Guard is disoriented and asking directions to Bermuda

Missing Pinoy oil rig worker found dead
The US Coast Guard recovers the body of missing Filipino welder Peter Jorge E Voces
PH Navy's 2012 fuel expenses breach P1-B mark
The gasoline oil and lubricants cost triple since 2010 a Commission on Audit report reveals
3rd Filipino fatality in oil rig accident identified
A third Filipino fatality in the November 16 explosion on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico has been confirmed by the Philippine Embassy in Washington
DFA searching for missing Pinoy in oil rig blast
Four more Pinoys were injured in the blast and two are in critical condition
Filipino confirmed dead in US oil rig fire
One Filipino has been confirmed dead after the fire in an offshore oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico last Friday November 17 the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC said Sunday