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Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Cal Dive Diving Support Vessel Hit by Fire Off Louisiana Coast
News

Cal Dive Diving Support Vessel Hit by Fire Off Louisiana Coast

A semi-submersible saturation diving support vessel belonging to Cal Dive found itself adrift in the waters off the Louisiana coast on Monday following a fire

January 20, 2015
Total Views: 542

Friday, December 12, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Deadly Cruise Ship Fire
News

U.S. Coast Guard, NTSB Investigating Deadly Cruise Ship Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard has assembled a joint investigative team with the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate a deadly fire Thursday aboard

December 12, 2014
Total Views: 122

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Man Overboard Dies in Frigid Lake Huron
News

Man Overboard Dies in Frigid Lake Huron

A 55 year-old Polish man has died after falling overboard from a 633-foot bulk carrier into the frigid waters of Lake

December 9, 2014
Total Views: 88

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Caught on Camera: Pier Collapses in Maine
Blog

Caught on Camera: Pier Collapses in Maine

Last night some security camera captured video of a pier collapsing in Eastport, Maine. The U.S. Coast Guard says it was notified at approximately 2:20 a.m.

December 4, 2014
Total Views: 60

Wednesday, December 3, 2014
House OK’s Bipartisan Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Bill
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: 39

Drawbridge Closes on Mega Yacht Near Miami
Incidents

Drawbridge Closes on Mega Yacht Near Miami

Vessel traffic on the Florida's Intracoastal Waterway is restricted Wednesday after a span of a draw bridge closed onto a the deck of a luxury yacht near

December 3, 2014
Total Views: 110

Body of Missing Man Found After Crane Barge Capsizes in Delaware – Update 2
Incidents

Body of Missing Man Found After Crane Barge Capsizes in Delaware – Update 2

Update 2: According to local reports, the body of the missing man was found in the river at about 5:30 p.m. local time. Update: The Coast Guard says it

December 3, 2014
Total Views: 71

Tuesday, December 2, 2014
Weather Hampers Search for Survivors from Sunken Fishing Trawler
News

Weather Hampers Search for Survivors from Sunken Fishing Trawler

More than 50 people remain missing a day after a South Korean fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea off the coast of Russia's far eastern Chukotka region as

December 2, 2014
Total Views: 44

Monday, December 1, 2014
Offshore Supply Vessel Assists Four After Vessel Fire in Gulf of Mexico
News

Offshore Supply Vessel Assists Four After Vessel Fire in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard says it medevaced four people after their vessel caught fire 35 miles southwest of Grand Isle,

December 1, 2014
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
USCGC William Trump
Engineering News

Bollinger Delivers William Trump to US Coast Guard

Bollinger Shipyards delivered the 11th Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard today named WILLIAM TRUMP.

November 25, 2014
Total Views: 224

Saturday, November 22, 2014
Seven Rescued After Coastal Freighter Sinks Off Haiti
News

Seven Rescued After Coastal Freighter Sinks Off Haiti

Seven crewmembers were rescued after their 100-foot coastal freighter began taking on water and sank Friday approximately 45 miles north off of Cap Haitien,

November 22, 2014
Total Views: 73

Monday, November 17, 2014
NYK Ship Loses Containers in Offloading Mishap
News

NYK Ship Loses Containers in Offloading Mishap

The U.S. Coast Guard and local fire department personnel were called late Saturday to enforce a safety zone for containers that fell in the water from the MV

November 17, 2014
Total Views: 72

Monday, November 10, 2014
Bulk Carrier Clips Brooklyn Bridge
Collision

Bulk Carrier Clips Brooklyn Bridge

A bulk carrier clipped the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge Friday night causing its brief closure but not damage to the bridge or

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 76

Friday, October 24, 2014
Barge Adrift In Beaufort Sea Off Alaska’s North Slope
News

Barge Adrift In Beaufort Sea Off Alaska’s North Slope

U.S. and Canadian authorities are trying to figure out what to do about barge that broke free and is adrift in the remote waters of the Beaufort Sea off

October 24, 2014
Total Views: 819

Thursday, October 23, 2014
Coast Guard Investigating Ferry Collision in U.S. Virgin Islands
Shipping News

Coast Guard Investigating Ferry Collision in U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Coast Guard marine investigators are trying to determine the cause of a collision between a passenger ferry and a commercial sailing vessel which occurred

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 133

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
U.S. Needs New Heavy Icebreaker to “Assure Access” to the Arctic
Defense

U.S. Needs New Heavy Icebreaker to “Assure Access” to the Arctic

The United States needs billions of dollars of new equipment including ice-breaking ships, better satellite service and fiber-optic networks as it prepares

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 29

Monday, October 20, 2014
Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]
News

Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people after their yacht began taking on water north of Dungeness Spit, near Sequim, Washington, on

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 354

Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Coast Guard Responding to Two Sunken Vessels in Mobile Ship Channel
News

Coast Guard Responding to Two Sunken Vessels in Mobile Ship Channel

The Coast Guard is responding Tuesday to two sunken vessels -a towing vessel and a smaller dredger- which sank in the Mobile Ship Channel, north of Gaillard

October 14, 2014
Total Views: 65

Sunday, October 5, 2014
boy in the bubble uscg
Defense

A Very Ill-Conceived Ocean Voyage to Bermuda

There may be other examples of ocean crossings that lacked solid planning or risk analysis, but as far as voyages in recent memory, this one certainly takes

October 5, 2014
Total Views: 110

Thursday, October 2, 2014
Coast Guard Responding to Fire Aboard Cook Inlet Drilling Platform
Ship Fires

Coast Guard Responding to Fire Aboard Cook Inlet Drilling Platform

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a fire aboard a natural gas drilling platform located in Alaska’s Cook Inlet which prompted the evacuation of all

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 23