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In response to the uprise in piracy and recent attacks on U.S. flagged vessels, the USCG has issued the Maritime Security Directive 104-6 (rev. 2) issued under

Analysis of the Analysis By John G. Denham Recently three ponderous documents have been published  that may eventually affect pilotage, ship management and

In its April Edition, Popular Mechanics gives its readers an inside look into the USCG’s Advanced Helicopter Rescue School by enrolling one of its

On Monday, Alaskan state officials announced that the owners and operators of the bulk freighter, M/V Selendang Ayu, that sank off the north shore of Unalaska

News Release Date: April 20, 2009 WASHINGTON — Piracy has been rightfully called an insult to civilization. The recent pirate attacks on the motor

The US Coast Guard brings us their 10 most popular pages. 1. Merchant Mariner Documentation (MMD) / Standards for Training Certification & Watchkeeping

The United States Coast Guard continues its push to Web 2.o as a means of sharing information with the general public with the launch of a new blog: Coast

Today, a towing vessel pushing eight barges allided with the Popps Ferry Bridge in Biloxi, Miss., causing a 150-foot section of the bridge to collapse  into

Today the USCG Commandant, Admiral Thad Allen gave the 2009 State Of The Coast Guard Address at the National Press Club in Washington. Here is the text of his

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF8eDuX1C24 This footage, released by the Associated Press, shows a USCG helicopter flyby of the 58-foot fishing vessel, Icy

In preparation for his third State of the Coast Guard speech that he will be delivering to Congress on Tuesday, March 3rd, Admiral Thad Allen wants remind his

Monday, The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced the arrival of four new super post-Panamax cranes at the Port of Savannah aboard the Dockwise M/V Tern. 

Last week we covered the U.S. Navy’s apprehension of 16 suspected pirates in the Gulf of Aden in two seperate incidents within a 24 hr period (Read HERE

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Welcome to this 149th edition of Maritime Monday. You can find Maritime Monday 99 here. (Published 25 February 2008) You

As of yesterday, February 1, 2009, 121.5 and 243 MHz emergency beacons are no longer being monitored by satellite.  All mariners, aviators and individuals who

The Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board released this Coast Guard footage of US Airways Flight 1592 performing an emergency landing into the

This week we bring you a photo of the USCG’s Maritime Rescue And Coordination Center in Boston. The Unofficial Coast Guard Blog tells us: Scattered

Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced the release of its top 10 video compilation for 2008 that highlights the service’s operations during a year

Image by roeland.p This badge shows the latest Twitter‘s from all know United States Coast Guard personnel and bloggers, enjoy! The list was taken from

Today we noticed a new follower on our Twitter page: uscoastguard Ok, so many of our readers are asking; What’s Twitter and why doesn’t gCaptain