A tag from a fishing boat that famously survived the 'Perfect Storm' off the US coast in 1991, has washed up on a beach in Co Clare.

A US Coast Guard life ring has been found on the Clare coast thousands of kilometres where from it was lost overboard in Florida.

The US Navy has found the hull of the yacht Cheeki Rafiki which went missing a week ago.

The head of the US Coast Guard (USCG) has made a whistle-stop visit to Ireland amid tight security.

In The Guardian (BVHE, €24.99) Kevin Costner plays Ben Randall, a veteran of the US Coast Guard.