The U.S. Coast Guard wants new Sikorsky rescue helicopters to replace aging H-65 Dolphins in use since the 1980s.

New MH-60R Seahawk-based helicopters will give the Coast Guard a boost in capability over its smaller and aging MH-65s.

A rescue swimmer loaded the people - and the cat - into a basket so they could be hoisted into the helicopter.

Audio recordings released by the Coast Guard capture the distress of a family who was rescued two days after their boat ...

As a U.S. Senate committee works to establish new flight safety rules in the skies around Washington, D.C., some things ...

Coast Guard Traverse City helicopter crews lifted an injured man to safety during a rescue Tuesday from Isle Royale on Lake Superior. Isle Royale is an island on Lake Superior, with the National Park ...

"We saw a lot of damage," says Lt. Blake David Brostrom. "We saw homes that were as much as 3 miles away from where they ...

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a family from Naushon Island after their boat caught fire, forcing them to swim to safety from ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit rescued three people and a cat from a boat that ran aground in Lake Huron late ...