The operator of a recreational sailboat has been cited for violating navigation rules after his sailboat crossed in front of tanker in a narrow channel near Stockton, California last month. The 25-foot sailboat crossed in front of the bow of a 550-foot tanker on April 18 while transiting a narrow channel in the vicinity of Stockton. The U.S. Coast Guard cited the operator … [Read more...]
Eastern Shipbuilding Lays Keel for First Offshore Patrol Patrol Cutter
A rendering of Eastern Shipbuilding Group's preliminary design for the Offshore Patrol Cutter. Image courtesy: Easter Shipbuilding Group Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding Group has laid the keel for the U.S. Coast Guard’s first-of-class Offshore Patrol Cutter. A virtual keel laying ceremony for the future USCGC Argus was held April 28 at Eastern’s main facility in … [Read more...]
Coast Guard: 93,000 Crew Members Still Stuck on Cruise Ships Off United States
A Coast Guard Station Ft. Lauderdale boat crew escorts the cruise ship Zaandam to Port Everglades April 2, 2020. U.S. Coast Guard Photo As cruise ships drawdown the number of passengers remaining on board, concern is growing for the tens of thousands of crew members, mostly foreign nationals, who remain stuck on board these ships in or near U.S. territorial waters. The … [Read more...]
Containership Runs Aground on Lower Mississippi
Photo courtesy Donnie Collins A 334-meter containership has run aground on the Lower Mississippi River near Poydras, Louisiana. The U.S. Coast Guard reports that watch standers at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call at 3:20 a.m. Friday that the Belita had run aground near 12-mile point, located at mile marker 81. The Coast Guard has placed a … [Read more...]
MacGregor to Supply Deck and Cargo Equipment for USCG’s Polar Security Cutter
An artist illustration of the U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Security Cutter. Image courtesy VT Halter Marine MacGregor has been awarded the contract to supply the deck machinery and cargo handling equipment for the US Coast Guard's next-generation Polar Security Cutter. MacGregor, part of Cargotec, received the order from VT Halter Marine, the prime contractor in … [Read more...]