Latvia's coast guard on Monday removed more than 650 people from a stranded cruise ship after tugboats failed to pull the luxury liner off an underwater sand bank in the Baltic Sea.

The service unveiled its new Coast Guard Force Design 2028 this month to revamp the service’s organizational structure, personnel, acquisition and contracting, and technology.

The Coast Guard needs more money and long-term investments in new ships and aircraft to keep up with the Trump administration’s crack down on illegal crossings and drug trafficking along the ...