The crew of a guided-missile destroyer and an embarked Coast Guard law enforcement detachment seized $13.7 million in cocaine during an interdiction in the Caribbean Sea, U.S. 2nd Fleet announced Thursday.

The Navy and the Coast Guard definitely have some similarities, but their differences are distinct, most notably when it comes to its core mission.

The Atlantic City unit, known as the “Blackjacks,” were diverted to a distress call 20 miles off the Jersey shore on Monday after hearing a radio transmission that sounded like “Help.”

The U.S. Coast Guard is facing its largest readiness crisis since World War II. That's according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who promised an overhaul of the service that she called the “point of the spear” in the nation’s defense.

The US Coast Guard warns against illegal charter operations, emphasizing safety and proper licensing as boating season nears.

Racing stripes are typically seen on racing cars like NASCAR and Formula 1 vehicles, but the vessels of the U.S. Coast Guard also sport racing stripes.

The acting leader of the service was announced as President Donald Trump's pick to fill the top Coast Guard post permanently.

This striking photograph captures the Garrett Falcon 20, a French business jet with a one-of-a-kind feature: an afterburner. In 1988, the aircraft served as a testbed for the United States Coast Guard.

It's been close to two years since the world was captivated by the saga that unfolded after the OceanGate submersible Titan lost contact with its ship

Video Quality Speed 00:00 00:17 Three mariners were rescued from a 54-foot vessel on Wednesday. According to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), crews from the Ponce de Leon Inlet and Port Canaveral responded to the boat that had become disabled 74 miles off Cape Canaveral. (USCG)

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's overhaul of the U.S. Coast Guard on 'Fox News Live.'