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Artemis Racing's flag is at half staff after the death of Andrew Simpson. (credit: Alexis Cuarezma/Getty Images)

British Sailor Dies During America’s Cup Practice

Andrew “Bart” Simpson had already garnered an Olympic gold medal in sailing in 2008 and a silver at last year’s games when Artemis Racing came calling with a chance to win yachting’s top prize — the America’s Cup.

2013/05/10

The Coast Guard monitors a sailboat which ran aground in shallow water near Pacifica State Beach, March 4, 2013. (CBS)

UPDATE: 3 Arrested After Stolen Sailboat Washes Ashore In Pacifica

Police have arrested three people who were trapped on a stolen, 82-foot yacht that ran aground on a Northern California beach.

2013/03/04

Generic photo of a US Coast Guard vessel. (credit: Mike Nelson/AFP/Getty Images)

Coast Guard Releases Distress Call As They Search For Family Feared Missing At Sea

The Coast Guard on Monday released a recorded distress call from a family believed to be missing at sea off the California coast.

2013/02/26

Generic photo of a US Coast Guard vessel. (credit: Mike Nelson/AFP/Getty Images)

Family Of 2 Adults And 2 Children Missing Off Northern California Coast

Four people missing after reporting their sailboat was sinking south of San Francisco are a husband, wife, their 4-year-old son and his cousin, also a child.

2013/02/25

Generic photo of a US Coast Guard vessel. (credit: Mike Nelson/AFP/Getty Images)

Coast Guard Member Dies In Crash Off California Coast

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she’s saddened to learn of the death of a Coast Guard member during a drug-interdiction mission in the Channel Islands off Southern California.

2012/12/03

A helicopter from the Humboldt Bay National Guard station flies over the water. (credit: uscg.mil)

UPDATE: Search Called Off For Teen Swept Out To Sea In NorCal Trying To Save Dog In High Surf

The search has been was called off for a teenager whose parents were killed after they plunged into the cold, powerful surf in Northern California in an attempt to save the family dog.

2012/11/26

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7 Rescued From Overturned Boat In Tomales Bay

Seven people, including four children, have been rescued off California’s north coast after the boat they were on got caught in rough surf and capsized.

2012/11/05

C-130 from Air Station Sacramento. (credit: PA1 Alan Haraf, District Eleven Public Affairs/Coast Guard)

Coast Guard Plane Makes Emergency Landing At McClellan

A Coast Guard plane made an emergency landing in Sacramento early Wednesday morning.

2012/08/22

Sacramento - San Joaquin River Delta (credit: California Department of Water Resources)

UPDATE: Missing Jet Skier Found Safe On Delta Island

A jet skier who had been reported missing has been found safe on an island in the Delta after an overnight search.

2012/08/20

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Wife Awaits Sacramento Sailor’s Return, Rescued After Whale Sank Ship

A whale hit the back of his sailboat tearing a hole in it. This happened yesterday off the coast of Mexico, about 400 miles south of San Diego.

2012/06/14

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Coast Guard Rescues Local Sailor Stranded After Whale Attack

The coast guard races out to rescue stranded boaters all over but it’s not because of a giant mammal in the water. This is quite the whale of a tale.

2012/06/13

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Ocean Boat Races Halted After Fatal San Francisco Crash

The Coast Guard has temporarily stopped boat races in San Francisco Bay area ocean waters following a deadly yacht crash.

2012/04/27

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