A U.S. Coast Guard cutter crossing the Tasman Sea as part of maritime security cooperation with Australia and New Zealand knew Chinese naval ships were in the area but had no interaction with them, its commanding officer said on Tuesday.

The Taiwanese coast guard has detained a Chinese cargo ship and its crew as it investigates the destruction of an undersea communication cable.

The U.S. Coast Guard shared footage from a weekend rescue after three overdue boaters were stranded off the coast of Florida when their boat capsized.

Coast Guard crews rescued three boaters in Florida after their boat flipped over and they were stuck at sea for nine hours.