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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Incident Video: Coast Guard Vessel Carrying Mardi Gras Royalty Crashes Into Dock
Maritime News

Incident Video: Coast Guard Vessel Carrying Mardi Gras Royalty Crashes Into Dock

A U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender carrying the Zulu King and Queen of Mardi Gras and other Zulu royalty crashed into a dock on Monday as it arrived in

March 5, 2019
Total Views: 599

Thursday, February 21, 2019
US Coast Guard Academy Enters The Space Race
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US Coast Guard Academy Enters The Space Race

by Grant Wyman (USCG) There is a new landmark at the Coast Guard Academy and it is helping to launch the Coast Guard into an era of space operations.

February 21, 2019
Total Views: 110

Tuesday, January 15, 2019
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Maritime News

U.S. Homeland Security Chief Seeks Pay for Coast Guard as Service Members Miss First Paycheck

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Tuesday she was working with the White House and Congress to

January 15, 2019
Total Views: 11

Thursday, January 10, 2019
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Maritime News

Three Fishermen Killed Crossing Yaquina Bay Bar in Oregon

The commercial fishing vessel Mary B II capsized while crossing the bar at the entrance of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon on Tuesday night, killing three

January 10, 2019
Total Views: 461

Monday, January 7, 2019
Admiral Thad Allen: This Senseless Government Shutdown Is Harming Coast Guard Families
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Admiral Thad Allen: This Senseless Government Shutdown Is Harming Coast Guard Families

By Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) – Today, with the government shutdown in its third week, it is beyond troubling that Coast Guard men

January 7, 2019
Total Views: 75

Thursday, December 20, 2018
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Maritime News

Hong Kong-Flagged Tanker Hit By Second Fire in Months Off New York

The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating the response to an engine room fire aboard the Hong Kong-flagged tanker Amber Bay which broke out as the ship was

December 20, 2018
Total Views: 97

Monday, November 19, 2018
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Accidents

15 Rescued from Listing Lift Boat in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard and good samaritan offshore supply vessel rescued 15 people from a listing lift boat near Grand Isle, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico on

November 19, 2018
Total Views: 603

Friday, September 28, 2018
Offshore Patrol Cutter Drawing
Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Green Lights Construction of First Offshore Patrol Cutter at Eastern Shipbuilding

The Coast Guard on Friday exercised its contract options with Eastern Shipbuilding Group to start construction of the lead offshore patrol cutter (OPC) in

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 157

Saturday, July 14, 2018
Accidents

Four Rescued, Two Missing After Boat Collides with Oyster Barge and Tug in Virginia

The U.S. Coast Guard and other state and local agencies are searching for two people missing after their recreational boat, with six people

July 14, 2018
Total Views: 49

Friday, June 1, 2018
Adm. Karl Schultz Becomes 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
News

Adm. Karl Schultz Becomes 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

Admiral Paul F. Zukunft was relieved as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by Admiral Karl Schultz during a military change-of-command ceremony held Friday at

June 1, 2018
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
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Defense

America’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Experienced Flooding, Engine Failure During Annual Antarctic Supply Mission

The United States’ only operational heavy icebreaker suffered both flooding and engine failure during this year’s icebreaking mission to

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 134

Friday, February 2, 2018
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News

U.S., Canadian Coast Guard Renew to Icebreaking Partnership on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard have renewed an icebreaking partnership in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway marine transportation system with the

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 18

Tuesday, August 1, 2017
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Coast Guard Commandant ‘Will Not Break Faith’ on Commitment to Transgender Service Members

The Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Admiral Paul Zukunft, says he remains committed to supporting the small number of openly transgender members

August 1, 2017
Total Views: 40

Thursday, April 13, 2017
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Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Highlights National Security Missions, Budget Concerns

By Lisa Ferdinando (DoD News) – As a unique instrument of national security, the U.S. Coast Guard works in a broad spectrum of areas to secure

April 13, 2017
Total Views: 15

Thursday, February 23, 2017
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Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Awards Heavy Polar Icebreaker Contracts

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday awarded five firm fixed-price contracts for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis. The contracts were awarded to

February 23, 2017
Total Views: 92

Friday, January 27, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard Remembers Lives Lost in ‘Blackthorn’ Collision, Its Worst-Ever Peacetime Disaster
Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Remembers Lives Lost in ‘Blackthorn’ Collision, Its Worst-Ever Peacetime Disaster

The U.S. Coast Guard held a memorial service Friday in remembrance of the 23 lives lost after the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn collided with tanker and sank

January 27, 2017
Total Views: 700

Monday, December 5, 2016
Coast Guard Kicks Off ‘Alaska Juris’ Investigation Hearing
News

Coast Guard Kicks Off ‘Alaska Juris’ Investigation Hearing

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday kicked off a public hearing on its investigation into the abandoning and sinking of the fishing vessel Alaska

December 5, 2016
Total Views: 42

Thursday, October 27, 2016
Search Called Off for Professional Solo-Sailor Missing in the Pacific
Maritime News

Search Called Off for Professional Solo-Sailor Missing in the Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the active search for a professional Chinese sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard while sailing his 97-foot

October 27, 2016
Total Views: 57
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