Most people only see the Coast Guard in movies - until they’re the only ones who can reach you. The helicopter shows up, the rescue swimmer drops in, and suddenly everything becomes real. The calm ...

In just 3 days, I was thrown into the intense world of Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer School—a program known as one of the toughest in the military. From underwater escapes and survival drills to full-on ...

A U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer assists in the rescue of four survivors of a capsized vessel approximately 30 miles north of Key West, Florida, Dec. 31, 2025. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) A Coast Guard ...

When they returned to home base, the crew received another rescue call to recover two people from a sailboat. That was a harrowing rescue. The Coast Guard swimmer battled 30-knot winds and 10-to ...

SUMAS, Wash.–The U.s. Coast Guard saved four people who were forced to flee to the attic of a home during rising floodwaters in northwest Washington on Wednesday. Video showed the rescue happening, as ...

In a year marked by disaster and devastation, it was quiet bravery, from Coast Guard rescue swimmers to local firefighters, emergency crews and everyday citizens, that turned moments of crisis into ...

The US Coast Guard rescued four people from a flooded home in Sumas, Washington, on Wednesday after rising waters forced them into their attic during record flooding in Washington. Video released by ...

A Coast Guard helicopter crew conducted a daring rescue over the weekend, saving a boater from a life raft after their fishing boat caught fire about 100 miles west of Clearwater.Your neighborhood: ...