Joel William Kawahara went missing last week after departing from his home alone aboard the fishing vessel. Coast Guard crews found the vessel.

Four young girls from the Twin Cities were rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew after becoming stranded on a small island in Lake Superior.

The Coast Guard's acting commandant says Kodiak's 154-foot fast response cutters arriving this year can operate in the Aleutian Islands and the Bering Sea.

The family of Kevin Finkbonner is questioning why he was in the water for more than an hour before rescuers arrived to the site of the sinking near Point Roberts.

(FOX 9) - On Saturday night, four girls between the ages of 8 and 14 found themselves stranded on a cold, dark rock formation in Lake Superior. Their parents called 911, explaining that the girls used paddle boards to reach an island, but lost their paddles, and became stranded.

Last week, the Coast Guard announced that it had suspended the search for missing fisherman Joel Kawahara. Kawahara was described as a “tireless advocate” for salmon conservation and

"The Miami Yacht Club and the Youth Sailing Foundation will continue to offer their space as a place where parents and children touched by this tragedy can journey together toward healing."

The amphibious transport docking ship New Orleans was ablaze off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, as of Wednesday night Japan Standard Time. U.S. Navy crews were responding to the fire, along with the Japan Coast Guard and military. The Japan Coast Guard said it received an emergency message about the fire at 5 p.m. local time.