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Monday, August 4, 2014
Thursday, July 24, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard Exercises $225 Million Option at Bollinger
Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana will be staying busy until at least 2017 following today’s award from the U.S. Coast Guard for an additional
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area
The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a hoax caller that made multiple false distress calls earlier this month in the Puget Sound
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Admiral Zukunft Assumes Command as 25th Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard
Admiral Paul F. Zukunft has assumed command as the 25th commandant of the United States Coast Guard, relieving Admiral Bob Papp during a military change of
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Carleen Lyden-Kluss Receives USCG Public Service Commendation Award
North American Marine Environment Protection Association’s (NAMEPA) Executive Director, Carleen Lyden-Kluss, Awarded the United States Coast Guard’s Public
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Debris Found in Search For Missing British Sailors
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – The crew of a charter boat taking part in a search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic Ocean has found some
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard Resumes High Seas Search for Missing Sailors
The U.S. Coast Guard has resumed its search for four sailors that disappeared in the North Atlantic Ocean last Friday after activating two of their emergency
Monday, May 19, 2014
San Francisco’s Navigational Aids Go Digital
Prominent navigational aids on the approach to and within San Francisco Bay have now been inputted for the first time into the electronic aid to navigation
Friday, May 16, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard Completes Largest Domestic Icebreaking Operation
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reports today they have concluded Operation Taconite, the nation’s largest domestic ice operation which has enabled commercial
Thursday, April 10, 2014
SPOTD: USCGC Vigorous Returns to Port
gCaptain contributor Chase Ryan sent us the above image this week of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 210-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutter VIGOROUS
Friday, April 4, 2014
Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig Product Of Poor Tow Plan Says USCG
By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska, April 3 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell ignored warnings about the dangers of a towing mission that left a drillship
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Coast Guard Slowly Reopens Houston Ship Channel – Update
The U.S. Coast Guard said it was preparing for the possible reopening on Tuesday of the Houston Ship Channel, which has been shut for three days after an oil
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
U.S. Polar Icebreaker Returns From Antarctic Deployment
The U.S. Coast Guard's sole heavy icebreaker, USCGC Polar Star, is set to return to her homeport of Seattle on Friday from the ship's first deployment to
Coast Guard: Four Injured After New York Pilot Boat Collides With Cargo Ship – UPDATE
A U.S. Coast Guard Marine Inspector and an Investigating Officer are responding to a report of a vessel collision involving a New York Pilot boat and a
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Papp Delivers 2014 State of The Coast Guard Address – TRANSCRIPT
U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Bob Papp on Wednesday delivered his final State of the Coast Guard address at Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths
Sunday, February 23, 2014
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,
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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
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
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
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
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
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
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