By Idrees Ali, Jonathan Saul and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON/LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been pursuing since Sunday,

A loved one reported the men overdue to a Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg watchstander at approximately 9 p.m., Friday, stating the two boaters went on a fishing trip approximately 100 miles offshore and were due to return at sunset. Sector St. Petersburg watchstanders coordinated the launch of rescue crews to the boaters’ last known position.

The United States Coast Guard has suspended the search for two men who went missing while fishing off the coast of Lee County this past weekend.

A Russian military spy ship has been detected just miles off the coast of Hawaii, according to the US Coast Guard, which said it is actively monitoring it. The Russian vessel, Kareliya, was spotted roughly 15 nautical miles south of Oahu — near US ...

Four days after they disappeared during a fishing trip, a Florida attorney and his nephew have not been found. The Coast Guard plans to suspend its search.