It wasn't smooth sailing for an illegal charter boat in South Florida after the U.S. Coast Guard shut it down on Friday, citing numerous safety violations.

The 110-foot Island-class Patrol Boats are a Coast Guard modification of a highly successful ... Of the original 49 boats in the Island-class, 41 are still in service with 8 having been upgraded ...

The US Coast Guard cut off an “overloaded” boat packed with 132 Haitian migrants ... The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba intercepted the 30-foot sailboat last week between Cuba and Cay Sal Bank ...

Around 10:45 p.m., Coast Guard personnel were notified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection about the 40-foot panga-style vessel. The boat appeared to be heading north, about 40 miles south of ...