"I was dead set on making it": Man rescued from Gulf of Mexico tells his story
The 28-year-old from Lafayette, Alabama, was with 18 relatives on a Carnival cruise to Cozumel, Mexico, when somehow he ended up overboard after a day of fun.
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Coast Guard diver on saving overboard cruise passenger
One of the Coast Guard officers who helped pull off a remarkable rescue of a man who fell off a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico says the man was close to death when he was pulled out of the water.
New species of whale named last year is "on the edge of extinction"
"Unless significant conservation actions are taken, the United States is likely to cause the first anthropogenic extinction of a great whale species," scientists said.
Florida water "looks like root beer, smells like dead fish" after hurricane
Portapotties, sewage, vehicles leaking gas and dead animals are just some of the odorous things infecting Florida's waters post-storm.
3 men rescued from shark-infested waters
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three men whose fishing boat sank in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast -- "just in the nick of time," as they fended off sharks in the water. CBS News' Lana Zak and Lilia Luciano have the story.
How climate change affects hurricanes
Scientists say climate change could be fueling storms like Hurricane Ian. The storm officially met the National Hurricane Center's threshold for "rapid intensification." Phil Klotzbach, a research scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University, joins CBS News to discuss.
Oil Rig Rescue Caught on Tape
CBS News RAW: The captain of an Odyssea Marine vessel attempted to extinguish the massive rig fire in the Gulf of Mexico.
Astronauts come home with rare pre-dawn splashdown
Four astronauts strapped into their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, undocked from the International Space Station and plunged to a fiery pre-dawn splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico early Sunday, closing out the first operational flight of SpaceX's futuristic touch-screen ferry ship. CBS News' Tom Hanson reports. Read more here.
Tropical Storm Alex, the first of hurricane season, forms in Gulf of Mexico
Alex formed Sunday morning in the Gulf of Mexico on a track to come ashore in southern Florida with heavy rains and gusty wind.
Only whaling ship to sink in Gulf of Mexico discovered 190 years later
Not much is left of the two-masted wooden brig thought to be the Industry, a 65-foot-long whaler that foundered after a storm in 1836.
Face the Nation, 06.06.10
After BP capped the blown-out oil well, Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen explains what happens next. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) says the government could be doing a lot more than it's doing. For analysis of this and the rest of the news Sharyl Attkisson, Jan Crawford and Dan Balz of the Washington Post; Also Bob Schieffer gives a final thought on a week when everything that could go wrong at the White House--did!
Face the Nation, 06.13.10
As President Obama heads back to the coast, the administration has given BP until this weekend to come up with a better plan to stem the flow. But what if it doesn't? Bob Schieffer asks the government point man, Admiral Thad Allen of the Coast Guard. Then, three Gulf Coast Governors whose states are being affected by the spill; And Bob Schieffer's final word on casting a spell.
Federal judge blocks big Gulf of Mexico oil lease sale
The judge said the Biden administration didn't adequately take into account the effect the drilling would have on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, violating a bedrock environmental law.
Nicholas could bring "life-threatening" flash floods to deep South
The storm, which reached hurricane strength, made landfall then weakened back to tropical storm status. It's bringing pounding rain and strong winds to the region.
U.S. Coast Guard investigating nearly 350 reported oil spills after Ida
Hurricane Ida shut down nearly 95% of the region's crude oil and gas production.
Divers pinpoint source of Gulf oil spill caused by Hurricane Ida
A one-foot diameter pipeline was displaced from a trench on the ocean floor and sheared in half by Hurricane Ida.
Feds responding to reports of oil and chemical spills in Gulf of Mexico
An apparent miles-long brownish-black oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico was seen in aerial survey imagery released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Photos show black slick in water near Gulf oil rig in wake of Hurricane Ida
An apparent miles-long oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico is seen in aerial survey imagery released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Burst pipeline causes "eye of fire" in Gulf of Mexico
Viral video shows a harrowing image of ships attempting to put out a massive fire that formed underneath the ocean's surface when a gas pipeline ruptured.
1 dead, 12 missing after boat capsizes off Louisiana
"The hope is that we can bring the other 12 home alive," said Lafourche Parish President Archie Chaisson III.
Slow-moving Tropical Storm Beta threatens to be a rainfall event
The storm is expected to approach the Texas coast on Monday.
Tropical Storm Sally forms in the Gulf of Mexico
It's the 18th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which peaks in mid-September.
SpaceX Crew Dragon astronauts splash down after historic test flight
Sunday's splashdown was the first by U.S. astronauts in 45 years, with the first commercially built and operated spacecraft to carry people to and from orbit.
Researchers flock to mysterious "blue hole" off Florida's coast
Little is known about the mysterious holes at the bottom of the ocean — but a team of researchers is looking to change that.
250,000 tons of plastic "nurdles" pollute our oceans every year
In North America, the problem is worst in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Sean "Diddy" Combs sentenced to over 4 years for prostitution-related charges
Sean "Diddy" Combs' sentencing hearing was held three months after he was convicted on two prostitution-related charges.
Hamas says it has agreed to parts of the Gaza peace proposal outlined by Trump
The plan called for Hamas to return all Israeli hostages and for the Israeli military to begin withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip in phases.
Government shutdown to continue into next week after Senate votes fail again
The 2025 government shutdown stretched into its third day on Friday, with the Senate again failing to advance competing proposals to end the impasse.
Supreme Court lets Trump end deportation protections for 300,000 Venezuelans
The Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to end temporary legal protections for more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants.
Appeals court upholds decision against Trump's view on birthright citizenship
A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court's injunction that says the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional.
8-year sentence for plot to kill Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Sophie Roske, who was charged under a male name, pleaded guilty in April to attempting to kill or kidnap a Supreme Court justice.
Spanish-language journalist deported after judges deny last-minute appeal
Georgia-based journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador after more than 100 days in detainment.
Hegseth says U.S. strike on boat off Venezuela kills 4 "narco-terrorists"
U.S. forces carried out a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat off the coast of Venezuela on Friday, killing four people, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
RFK Jr. fires NIH vaccine whistleblower Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo
RFK Jr. fired infectious disease specialist Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, who told CBS News she was put on leave after questioning actions taken by Trump appointees.