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Thursday, May 19, 2011
Overflight of swollen lower Mississippi [VIDEO]
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Overflight of swollen lower Mississippi [VIDEO]

Check out this video of a Coast Guard overflight of the lower Mississippi shot on May 18. On a positive note, the disaster is driving some good PR for

May 19, 2011
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General Dynamics wins potentially huge Navy contract
Engineering News

General Dynamics wins potentially huge Navy contract

Electric Boat, a subsidary of General Dynamics, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy to develop advanced submarine technologies for current and future

May 19, 2011
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Navy Names Ship for Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez
Navy

Navy Names Ship for Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez

In this file photo of June 18, 2010, the Military Sealift Command Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) is seen in

May 19, 2011
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MARAD Observes National Maritime Day With Award to Slain WWII Mariner
Navy

MARAD Observes National Maritime Day With Award to Slain WWII Mariner

Maritime Administrator David Matsuda today honored the memory of Richard Oliver Kelleher during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Maritime

May 19, 2011
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
U.S. and Canada practice response with mock cruise ship grounding
USCG

U.S. and Canada practice response with mock cruise ship grounding

DARTMOUTH, Nova Scotia – Rear Admiral Daniel Neptun, commander First Coast Guard District, and Ms. Nancy Hurlburt, Assistant Commissioner Maritimes

May 18, 2011
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Changes to Coast Guard medical form cause problems for merchant mariners
News

Changes to Coast Guard medical form cause problems for merchant mariners

The National Maritime Center has been making unannounced changes to the Merchant Mariner Credential Medical Evaluation Report form needed for the application

May 18, 2011
Total Views: 243

Remote-Control Craft Expand Anti-Piracy Operations
Navy

Remote-Control Craft Expand Anti-Piracy Operations

Pictured: U.S. Navy Fire Scout Helicopter Remote-control helicopters that can spy on targets and mark them for attack are expanding the U.S. military’s

May 18, 2011
Total Views: 52

USNS John Ericsson crew rescues five near Solomon Islands
Navy

USNS John Ericsson crew rescues five near Solomon Islands

Civil service mariners aboard Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson rescued five people lost at sea in a small boat near the

May 18, 2011
Total Views: 83

Monday, May 16, 2011
U.S. Navy turns to online gamers to fight piracy
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U.S. Navy turns to online gamers to fight piracy

This month, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is rolling out its first ever internet wargame intended to tap the minds of online gamers in order to find

May 16, 2011
Total Views: 45

Friday, May 13, 2011
National Maritime Day Dinner and AMVER Awards Honor Seafarers and Recognize Voluntary Rescue Participants
USCG

National Maritime Day Dinner and AMVER Awards Honor Seafarers and Recognize Voluntary Rescue Participants

Stories of heroism on the seas abound. Seafarers going to extraordinary lengths to aid their own, ships diverting their course in order to rescue “those

May 13, 2011
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Thursday, May 12, 2011
USS George H.W. Bush – Navy’s newest supercarrier departs on maiden voyage
Navy

USS George H.W. Bush – Navy’s newest supercarrier departs on maiden voyage

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eric S. Garst/Released) The tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the U.S. Navy, the USS

May 12, 2011
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Federal Investigators Breach Ports With Counterfeit TWICs
USCG

Federal Investigators Breach Ports With Counterfeit TWICs

From day one the Department of Homeland Security’s TWIC program has faced opposition from mariners and security experts who have raised questions about

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 110

Dutch Navy Discovers Missing German WWI U-boat
Defense

Dutch Navy Discovers Missing German WWI U-boat

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has located the wreck of the World War I German submarine U-106 off the coast of Terschelling in the Netherlands.  The

May 11, 2011
Total Views: 199

Amver Enrolled K-Line Bulker Rescues Sailors
USCG

Amver Enrolled K-Line Bulker Rescues Sailors

Via Amver Blog An Amver participating bulker, the Daio Azalea, rescued two Italian sailors early Wednesday morning May 11, 2011 after their 43 foot catamaran

May 11, 2011
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Incident Photos – French Navy Disrupts Suspected Pirate Mothership
Navy

Incident Photos – French Navy Disrupts Suspected Pirate Mothership

On April 22nd, the EU NAVFOR French warship FS GUÉPRATTE was tasked to patrol the East coast of Somalia as part of her counter-piracy duties on Operation

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 97

Navy Christens Destroyer Named After Navy SEAL Killed in Afganistan
Navy

Navy Christens Destroyer Named After Navy SEAL Killed in Afganistan

A photo illustration of the guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112). U.S. Navy Photo Illustration by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay

May 10, 2011
Total Views: 134

Monday, May 9, 2011
USCG Captain on Oil Spill Response: Knowing Your Enemy
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USCG Captain on Oil Spill Response: Knowing Your Enemy

Story by Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Adam Eggers and Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Schofield via USCG Los Angeles Make no mistake ladies and

May 9, 2011
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Ship owners pressure governments to step up fight against piracy
Defense

Ship owners pressure governments to step up fight against piracy

USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) approaches the Japanese-owned commercial oil tanker M/V Guanabara. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anna

May 9, 2011
Total Views: 75

Friday, May 6, 2011
Army transfers civilian crewed joint high speed vessels to Navy
Navy

Army transfers civilian crewed joint high speed vessels to Navy

The Department of Defense announced today that the departments of the Navy and Army signed a Memorandum of Agreement May 2 transferring all five of the

May 6, 2011
Total Views: 339

Thursday, May 5, 2011
New green USCG Headquarters (CGHQ green roof technology)
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NEW US Coast Guard Headquarters – Plans To Consolidate Service Under A Grassy Roof

When the Department of Homeland Security announced the idea of a new consolidated Coast Guard headquarters it seemed fitting, considering the Coast

May 5, 2011
Total Views: 133