In a statement on its website, the Norwegian Coastal Administration said it feared the ship could capsize because the vessel was listing at a 40- to 50-degree angle.

Italy’s coastal beaches are now packed again — so too are the lake shores — with vacationers breathing a sigh of relief at their escape from pandemic confinement.

Global warming will cause coastal flooding.

Algiers is a coastal city.

Coastal armoring can result in the loss of beach and intertidal areas.

The French invasion of Algeria started in the coastal town of Staoueli.

Our very existence and future depends upon the sea, yet oceans worldwide are being harmed by human activities such as pollution, habitat destruction, over-harvesting and coastal development.

Seagulls are mainly coastal birds.

The inundation of coastal towns has begun. The sea has risen to the point that a high tide and a brisk wind are now all it takes to send water pouring into streets and homes.

Sixty-five percent of U.S. estuaries and coastal water bodies are moderately to severely degraded by excessive nutrient inputs, which lead to algal blooms and low-oxygen (hypoxic) waters that can kill fish and seagrass and reduce essential fish habitats.