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Thursday, November 14, 2024
The icebreaker Aiviq completing refuelling operations at Davis Research Station. Photo: Kirk Yatras via Australian Antarctic Division
Defense

Icebreaker ‘Aiviq’ to Join U.S. Coast Guard Before End of Year to Bolster Arctic Presence

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Commercial Polar icebreaker Aiviq will join the U.S Coast Guard inventory before the end of the calendar year, officials

November 14, 2024
Total Views: 11298

Sunday, October 27, 2024
Photo of coast guard sailor wearing a PFD staring out at a USCGC
USCG

America’s Coast Guard Faces Impossible Odds Without More Funding

by John Konrad (gCaptain) United States Coast Guard operations have never been more crucial. Ninety percent of global trade moves by sea, and more than twenty

October 27, 2024
Total Views: 3096

Sunday, August 25, 2024
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
News

Greek Coastguard Fires On Migrant Boat, One Dead

ATHENS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A 39-year-old migrant was found dead on Friday after the Greek coastguard opened fire on a vessel carrying migrants off the

August 25, 2024
Total Views: 2851

Saturday, April 6, 2024
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
News

Greek Judge Refers Nine Egyptians To Trial Over Deadly Migrant Shipwreck

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS (Reuters) – Nine Egyptian men who were on board a migrant boat that sank off Greece last year, killing hundreds of people, are

April 6, 2024
Total Views: 1120

Tuesday, January 2, 2024
Japan airlines fire after coast guard collision
Incidents

Five Dead After Japan Coast Guard Plane Collides With Airliner

By Daniel Leussink (Reuters) – All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines (JAL) plane escaped the burning airliner after a collision

January 2, 2024
Total Views: 2654

Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan at Congress
USCG

Midshipman X: Mariner Relinquishes USCG License Prior to Coast Guard Rape Hearing

by John Konrad (gCaptain) A source close to the investigation has informed gCaptain that Edgar Sison will relinquish his engineering officer license following

August 23, 2023
Total Views: 4672

Saturday, July 22, 2023
Wildfire On Greek Island Forces Mass Evacuations
Ship Fires

Wildfire On Greek Island Forces Mass Evacuations

ATHENS, July 22 (Reuters) – A wildfire which has been raging on the Greek island of Rhodes for five days forced hundreds of people to flee

July 22, 2023
Total Views: 2735

Friday, July 14, 2023
Adriana migrant boat
Lifesaving Incidents

A Closer Look At the Migrant Boat Disaster Off Greece

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) On June 13, a grim and preventable disaster unfolded in the Mediterranean Sea. A fishing trawler known as the Adriana,

July 14, 2023
Total Views: 3012

Saturday, April 29, 2023
Chinese And Philippine Coast Guards Nearly Collide
Collision

Chinese And Philippine Coast Guards Nearly Collide

By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) Chinese and Philippine ships came close to collision in the South China Sea on Sunday, in yet another sign of continued tensions

April 29, 2023
Total Views: 5286

Saturday, September 10, 2022
Greek Coast Guard Ships
Incidents

Greek Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots At Passenger Vessel

By Asli Kandemir (Bloomberg) Turkey said the Greek Coast Guard fired on a ship in international waters in the northern Aegean Sea, marking another

September 10, 2022
Total Views: 17661

Saturday, September 4, 2021
A miles long black slick floating in the Gulf of Mexico near Enterprise Offshore Drilling Rig. Photos via NOAA
Oil Spill

Divers To Locate Source Of Reported Oil Spill in Gulf

by Andrea Shalal (Reuters) A private dive team will try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Marchand area of the Gulf of Mexico

September 4, 2021
Total Views: 2481

Friday, August 11, 2017
gigantic pipes wash ashore in England
Interesting

Gigantic Pipes Beach in England After Breaking Free from Tow

Authorities in the UK are monitoring four gigantic plastic pipes that have washed ashore after breaking free while under tow off the east coast of England. The

August 11, 2017
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Adrift Cargo Ship Rescued in Gulf of Alaska
News

Adrift Cargo Ship Rescued in Gulf of Alaska

A tugboat crew from Resolve Marine together with the U.S. Coast Guard helped rescue an adrift 400-foot cargo vessel with 12 people aboard during a multiple day

October 12, 2016
Total Views: 53

Thursday, October 8, 2015
We Won’t Learn Anything: What Sank El Faro and What Didn’t
Blog

We Won’t Learn Anything: What Sank El Faro and What Didn’t

On Wednesday night, the final rescue crews on the El Faro mission called in, “We are returning to base – negative results,”

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 628

Thursday, July 9, 2015
Movie Trailer for ‘The Finest Hours’ – The Remarkable True Story of the SS Pendleton Rescue
News

Movie Trailer for ‘The Finest Hours’ – The Remarkable True Story of the SS Pendleton Rescue

  Disney has just release its first trailer from its new film The Finest Hours, based on the remarkable true story of “the greatest small boat

July 9, 2015
Total Views: 1414

Wednesday, December 3, 2014
News

House OK’s Bipartisan Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Bill

The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed H.R. 5769, the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014, by an overwhelmingly

December 3, 2014
Total Views: 22

Friday, October 10, 2014
News

Chinese Fisherman Killed In Clash With South Korean Coast Guard

The captain of a Chinese fishing boat died after a scuffle with a South Korean coast guard officer who fired a pistol

October 10, 2014
Total Views: 21

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Blog

Watch: Coast Guard Rescues 800-Pound Turtle Caught in Fishing Gear

The U.S. Coast Guard over the weekend rescued an 800-pound leatherback turtle after it became entangled in fishing gear off the coast of New Jersey, and it

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 24

Saturday, May 31, 2014
News

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

May 31, 2014
Total Views: 204

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
News

Chemical Tanker Adrift Off Ireland – Update

The Irish Coast Guard is responding today to a chemical tanker adrift since Sunday off the west coast of

January 14, 2014
Total Views: 55
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