U.S. Coast Guard

The Hudson River has been through a lot over the past few hundred years. It's no secret that the main culprit for river's near-death experience had been businesses dumping hazardous waste into the historic waterway.

An injured 60-year-old man who fell off a boat miles off Atlantic City had to be medevaced to a hospital by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Authorities say a sea turtle that was entangled in a fishing trap line and was being circled by sharks off New Jersey was rescued by a Coast Guard cutter.

The Coast Guard is warning the public and boaters about illegal charter boat operations this summer.

The incident demonstrated why Coast Guard crews train for all kinds of weather conditions, according to the Coast Guard.

The search for three or four boaters, which began late Friday afternoon after a call to Brigantine police, covered 196 miles over 22 hours, according to the Coast Guard.

The U.S. Coast Guard is using a helicopter and at least 2 boats in their search for several boaters that went missing off the coast in South Jersey on Friday afternoon.

On Sunday morning, New Jersey Coast Guard crews rushed to the aid of a man who was injured aboard a vessel more than 350 miles off the Cape May coast.

A 43-year-old fisherman was flown by medivac helicopter to a Maryland hospital after he experienced medical issues while fishing 75 miles southeast of Cape May

The warmer weather means New Jersey’s waterways are getting crowded, and if history is any indication, there will be dozens of accidents on the water this summer, along with a handful of casualties.