China's coast guard is looking even more like its '2nd navy,' with 'Monster' ships, a destroyer-level vessel, and a rumored drone carrier

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China has the world's largest coast guard fleet, and new acquisitions mean its strength has been significantly boosted.

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China's shipbuilders are teasing a new coast guard 'mothership,' and there's talk it could be an aircraft or drone carrier

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An aerial drone photo taken on May 17 shows the China Coast Guard CCG 3502 fleet conducting formation training in waters adjacent to China's Huangyan Dao.
China's Coast Guard has been ramping up its acquisition of bigger and bolder vessels, and word of a new "mothership" is fueling speculation it could be an aircraft or drone carrier.

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If you're stranded on an island, a 'HELP' sign can actually save you — but there's an even better way to get rescued

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Two of three men stranded on the uninhabited island of Fanadik in Micronesia wave life jackets as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft discovers them
Two of three men stranded on the uninhabited island of Pikelot Atoll in Micronesia wave life jackets as a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft discovers them

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The US military doesn't have the icebreakers to compete in the Arctic and is 'severely outnumbered' by Russia, commander warns

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Polar Start icebreaker
CGC POLAR STAR plows through ice in Antarctic waters. The Polar Star is currently the United States' only operational heavy icebreaker.

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A Brazilian influencer is feared dead after he jumped from a cruise during a fight with his girlfriend

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A man jumped from a cruise ship and is suspected dead, following a fight with his girlfriend.

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Jet bursts into flames after crash with coast guard plane at Tokyo airport

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All 379 passengers and crew members of a Japan Airlines flight survived a crash at Tokyo's busiest airport, evacuating the plane before it was engulfed in flames. The commercial plane collided with a coast guard aircraft, killing five on board. 

The US Coast Guard doesn't check cruise ships for man-overboard technology that's been legally required for over 10 years

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An illustration of Carnival Magic cruise ship surrounded by a life preserver ring with text from CVSSA safety requirements passed by Congress in 2010
Vague language in a 2010 law means cruise ships largely rely on cameras to spot people who've gone overboard, sometimes losing critical seconds in rescue missions.

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