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Monday, February 24, 2014
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Defense

USS Gettysburg Rescues Iranian Seafarers

The U.S. Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) stumbled upon an adrift Iranian dhow while operating offshore Muscat, Oman last week and

February 24, 2014
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Sunday, February 23, 2014
Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River
USCG

Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard responded Saturday to a report of an oil spill in the lower Mississippi River after two vessels collided near Bacherie,

February 23, 2014
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014
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Incidents

Sochi Olympics Security Ship Runs Aground

The United States Navy frigate USS Taylor is being inspected for damage today after running aground last week in the Black Sea off Samsun, Turkey.

February 18, 2014
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Monday, February 17, 2014
Response Continues for Grounded Fishing Vessel in Guam
Navy

Response Continues for Grounded Fishing Vessel in Guam

The U.S. Navy says crews have removed heavy oil, diesel fuel, and batteries from the grounded Japanese commercial fishing vessel Daiki Maru 7 in Guam's outer

February 17, 2014
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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Interesting

Bollinger Among Three Shipyards Selected for USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana is one of three shipbuilders selected by the U.S. Coast Guard for the design phase of the $12 billion Offshore

February 12, 2014
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General Dynamics Gets Shot at $12 Billion U.S. Ship Program
Shipbuilding

General Dynamics Gets Shot at $12 Billion U.S. Ship Program

General Dynamics Corp. has been awarded one of three initial contracts in a $12 billion U.S. Coast Guard ship program, with competitor Huntington Ingalls

February 12, 2014
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Monday, February 10, 2014
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Defense

Asylum Seekers Detail Abuse by Australian Navy as Boat Towed To Indonesia

By Aubrey Belford KUPANG, Indonesia, Feb 10 (Reuters) – On New Year’s day, 45 asylum seekers in a ramshackle wooden boat slid ashore on a small

February 10, 2014
Total Views: 33

Sunday, February 9, 2014
Iran Says Warships Sailing Towards U.S. as ‘Message’
Navy

Iran Says Warships Sailing Towards U.S. as ‘Message’

An Iranian naval officer said a number of warships had been ordered to approach U.S. maritime borders as a response to the stationing of U.S. vessels in the

February 9, 2014
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Friday, February 7, 2014
Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap
Maritime News

Former Royal Navy Destroyers Being Sold for Scrap

The U.K. Ministry of Defense is inviting interested parties to bid on two former Royal Navy destroyers being sold for

February 7, 2014
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer
Maritime News

Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer

A jury convicted a Mexican man of murder on Wednesday for ramming his suspected smuggling vessel into a U.S. Coast Guard inflatable boat, killing an officer

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 19

Monday, February 3, 2014
jhsv rail gun
Defense

Will Black-Hulled Ships Become the U.S. Navy’s New Best Friend?

Fiscal austerity is here to stay, commented Rear Admiral Thomas Shannon, Commander of the United States Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) while speaking

February 3, 2014
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014
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Defense

With Burn Blistered Hands, Asylum Seekers Claim Mistreatment from Australian Navy

By Matt Siegel SYDNEY, Jan 22 (Reuters) – Australia on Wednesday rejected claims by a group of asylum seekers that they were beaten and suffered burns

January 22, 2014
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Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Chinese Inexperience A Factor In Warships’ Near-Miss, Says U.S. Admiral
Navy

Chinese Inexperience A Factor In Warships’ Near-Miss, Says U.S. Admiral

Chinese operational inexperience and communications difficulties on both sides contributed to a near-collision between the USS Cowpens and a Chinese warship in

January 15, 2014
Total Views: 29

Fishing Vessel Rescues Ejected Fighter Pilot Off Virginia Beach
Navy

Fishing Vessel Rescues Ejected Fighter Pilot Off Virginia Beach

A U.S. Navy pilot was safely recovered from the Atlantic Ocean today after the F/A-18E Super Hornet he was flying crashed approximately 45 miles off the

January 15, 2014
Total Views: 6

Divers Recover Remains of Missing U.S. Navy Pilot Off Virginia
Defense

Divers Recover Remains of Missing U.S. Navy Pilot Off Virginia

The remains of missing U.S. Navy “Sea Dragon” pilot, Lt. Sean Christopher Snyder, have been found according to a statement by the Navy this

January 15, 2014
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Tug Sinks After Separating from Barge Off New York
Interesting

Tug Sinks After Separating from Barge Off New York

A 26-foot tugboat sank off the coast of Atlantic Beach, New York Monday night after separating from the barge it was

January 14, 2014
Total Views: 46

Tuesday, December 31, 2013
USCG’s Top Ten Videos of 2013 – WATCH
News

USCG’s Top Ten Videos of 2013 – WATCH

The United States Coast Guard wants your help picking the best video from

December 31, 2013
Total Views: 34

Friday, December 20, 2013
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus
Defense

Navy Secretary Mabus Tightens Counter-fraud Measures

By Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 20, 2013 – While the Navy already has one of the strongest counter-fraud efforts in the

December 20, 2013
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Defense

First Black Woman Picked as Navy Vice Chief Says Wimps Will Fail

As a young midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy, Michelle Howard didn’t strike some of her peers as an obvious candidate to become a four-star

December 20, 2013
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Thursday, December 19, 2013
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Defense

Study Shows Gulf Dolphins in Poor Health following Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

By NOAA’s Office of Response and Restoration Barataria Bay, located in the northern Gulf of Mexico, received heavy and prolonged oiling after the

December 19, 2013
Total Views: 21
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