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A San Diego-based U.S. Navy warship is preparing for a historic role in human spaceflight this week. The USS John P. Murtha will be deployed to recover astronauts from Artemis II after their spacecraft splashes down off the coast of San Diego later this Friday.

Two boaters were successfully rescued early Friday morning off the coast of Homestead after their vessel overturned, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue (MDFR).

In a dramatic rescue operation on Saturday night, French emergency responders successfully saved the product tanker Larus. Due to a technical issue and worsening weather conditions, it had been drifting dangerously towards the Brittany coast.

In a gripping maritime rescue operation, the U.S. Coast Guard (U.S.USCG) and a vigilant Good Samaritan vessel joined forces to save two stranded boaters nearly 2,000 miles from the nearest shores of Bermuda. The harrowing incident unfolded after a lightning strike left a gaping hole in their vessel, prompting an urgent response from the Coast Guard.

Four Canadian sailors were rescued from the Atlantic Ocean, nearly 140 miles southeast of Wilmington, N.C., after their 60-foot catamaran capsized on Saturday, as the U.S. Coast Guard reported. Read more on our blog!