Coast Guard

Most victims in migrant boat crash in Greece had severe head injuries, diver says

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Most victims in migrant boat crash in Greece had severe head injuries, diver says

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A diver who helped recover bodies from a fatal collision between a boat carrying migrants and a Greek coast guard vessel said Friday that most of the 15 people who died suffered severe head injuries, as questions mounted about the circumstances of the incident. A search and rescue operation was still … Read more

Coast Guard removes references to ‘potentially divisive’ swastikas and nooses

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Coast Guard removes references to ‘potentially divisive’ swastikas and nooses

References in a US Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols “potentially divisive” were removed Thursday, and a US senator said she was lifting the hold she had placed on a nomination for the service’s top job. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees the Coast Guard, said on social media that the latest changes … Read more