World & Nation
Salvage: Justices say federal maritime courts must decide whether treasure-hunting company owns steamer that sank in 1865 with $2 million aboard.
April 23, 1998
California
On the eve of the second anniversary of California’s worst maritime disaster, the wrongful-death lawsuit alleges the U.S. Coast Guard failed to enforce regulations.
Sept. 1, 2021
Planning: City appears to make progress on elusive goal of treating the waterway as a valuable resource.
Jan. 9, 2000
Business
The bankruptcy protection sought by Global Marine, the Houston oil exploration giant, early this year came as no surprise to the offshore drilling industry.
Sept. 29, 1986
The Coast Guard laid off nearly half its personnel in Valdez, Alaska, last year, Coast Guard officials confirmed Friday.
April 1, 1989
Days after the Los Angeles Times reported the U.S.
Nov. 14, 2019
The U.S. military says its forces fired on Houthi rebels after they attacked a cargo ship in the Red Sea, a conflict tied to the Israel-Hamas war.
Dec. 31, 2023
The U.S. and Britain struck Houthi targets in Yemen after a surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Feb. 24, 2024
The three cables, which provide internet and telecommunications around the world, were cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
March 4, 2024
A Soviet nuclear-powered container ship has been barred from four of the country’s major Pacific ports in a popular protest over nuclear safety.
March 8, 1989