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Thursday, March 14, 2013  A month after a Carnival cruise ship was stranded for five days in the Gulf of Mexico, another of its cruise ships is reporting equipment problems in the Caribbean.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The US Coast Guard responded to a report of an unknown object in the waters of Lake Ontario, Ontario just outside of the break wall, on Thursday evening, according to Oswego City Police.

Wednesday, September 05, 2012  The U.S. Coast Guard says it has had to rescue five people from a boat that was taking on water during an outing on the eastern end of Lake Ontario.

Sunday, August 19, 2012  Two boaters on Lake Ontario were rescued by the Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon after their vessel began to fill up with water.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  A northern New York man has been put on probation for lying about time he supposedly spent on patrol for the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.

Monday, June 18, 2012  New York's Air National Guard, Naval Militia and the U.S. Coast Guard are holding search-and-rescue and security training exercises on Lake Ontario involving unmanned Reaper drones and small boat crews.

Sunday, June 10, 2012  Three boaters on a pleasure craft that capsized near Sodus Point were rescued by the Coast Guard Station Sodus Point at 4:53pm on Saturday.

Sunday, May 27, 2012  Coast Guard says life jackets probably saved the two boaters

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Authorities say the body of a missing 22-year-old Groton man has been found in the bay in Ocean City.  The Coast Guard recovered the body of Lance Corey Gaines from the area of 32nd Street on the Isle of Wight Bay on Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Another day of searching has failed to turn up any sign of a northern New York man whose boat capsized in rough waters off Lake Ontario's eastern shore last weekend.

Saturday, April 21, 2012  A man is still missing after the boat he was in capsized on Lake Ontario.

Saturday, April 07, 2012  Disabled boat ancored near breakwall

Monday, March 26, 2012  A 178-year-old lighthouse in northern New York is ready to guide maritime traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway now that the shipping season has started.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  Emergency responders from both the Coast Guard and the fire department gathered on the Oswego River for ice rescue training Wednesday morning. Teams wearing special waterproof suits practiced ways to quickly and safely perform ice rescues.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  A body has been found on the shore of Lake Ontario in Oswego County, but the condition of the body made immediate identification impossible.