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Thursday, October 2, 2014
Coast Guard Rescues Four From Sinking Lobster Boat [VIDEO]
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Coast Guard Rescues Four From Sinking Lobster Boat [VIDEO]

The U.S. Coast Guard plucked four lobstermen from the Atlantic Ocean Thursday who were forced to abandon their sinking lobster boat about 40 miles south of

October 2, 2014
Total Views: 158

Monday, September 29, 2014
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Shipping News

Investigations Launched Into Coast Guard Cutter’s Collision With Fishing Vessel

A series of formal investigations have been launched into the collision involving a 110-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a small fishing vessel off the coast

September 29, 2014
Total Views: 122

Friday, September 26, 2014
Two FBI Employees Killed After Their Boat Collided With A Barge On The Ohio River
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Two FBI Employees Killed After Their Boat Collided With A Barge On The Ohio River

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a fatal Thursday night collision between a towboat and a small pleasure craft on the Ohio River near Cincinnati that left

September 26, 2014
Total Views: 122

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Coast Guard Cutter Collides With and Sinks F/V Sea Shepherd

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo collided with the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Shepherd earlier today, sinking the vessel approximately nine

September 23, 2014
Total Views: 270

Sunday, September 21, 2014
Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien Spills Fuel Into San Francisco Bay at Fisherman’s Wharf
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Liberty Ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien Spills Fuel Into San Francisco Bay at Fisherman’s Wharf

The U.S. Coast Guard and California Department of Fish and Wildlife personnel continued Sunday to respond to a fuel oil spill from the SS Jeremiah O'Brien near

September 21, 2014
Total Views: 235

Thursday, September 18, 2014
Towboat Sinks in Upper Mississippi River
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Towboat Sinks in Upper Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to the reported sinking of a towing vessel early Thursday morning in the upper Mississippi River near Chester, Illinois,

September 18, 2014
Total Views: 84

Sunday, September 14, 2014
Jellyfish Spark Oil Spill Scare in Buzzard’s Bay, MA
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Jellyfish Spark Oil Spill Scare in Buzzard’s Bay, MA

A large concentration of jelly fish was found to be the source of reported pollution Friday in Buzzard's Bay,

September 14, 2014
Total Views: 55

Saturday, September 6, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard Commissions Key West’s Fourth Fast Response Cutter
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U.S. Coast Guard Commissions Key West’s Fourth Fast Response Cutter

The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday commissioned the fourth of six Fast Response Cutters to be homeported in Key West, Florida.

September 6, 2014
Total Views: 211

Monday, September 1, 2014
Time-Lapse Video: PNW U.S. Coast Guard Crews Prepare for The Week
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Time-Lapse Video: PNW U.S. Coast Guard Crews Prepare for The Week

Last month we saw a day in the life onboard the Edith Maersk and APL Boston 1 year after MLC 2006. Now here’s a video from the U.S. Coast

September 1, 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014
New Ship Rules Come Amid Worst Barge Spills Since 2008
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New Ship Rules Come Amid Worst Barge Spills Since 2008

Tighter regulation of U.S. ships carrying record exports of diesel and gasoline is coming amid the worst year for oil spills from barges since

August 28, 2014
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay
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Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay

The disabled MT Pine Galaxy was towed into San Francisco Bay on Wednesday exactly two weeks after an engine room fire cut power to the ship and killed one

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 78

U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Iranian Dhow
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U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Iranian Dhow

The U.S. Department of Defense reports today the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) fired at an Iranian dhow yesterday while

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 33

Monday, August 25, 2014
USCG: MT Pine Galaxy Progress Slowed
Accidents

USCG: MT Pine Galaxy Progress Slowed

The arrival of a disabled products tanker under tow by a commercial tug to San Francisco Bay is being hampered severe weather, the U.S. Coast said late

August 25, 2014
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Oil Spill Closes Portion of Ohio River Near Cincinnati
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Oil Spill Closes Portion of Ohio River Near Cincinnati

A portion of the Ohio River is closed Tuesday near Cincinnati following an oil spill from an aging power station belonging to Duke

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 39

Sunday, August 17, 2014
Stabbing Incident Aboard Bulk Carrier Leaves Two Dead, One Injured Off Delaware
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Stabbing Incident Aboard Bulk Carrier Leaves Two Dead, One Injured Off Delaware

U.S. Federal officials are trying to piece together details of a stabbing incident aboard a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier off the Delaware that left two

August 17, 2014
Total Views: 285

Saturday, August 16, 2014
Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon
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Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon

A 485-foot chemical tanker is adrift several hundred miles off the coast of Oregon following an engine room fire that reportedly killed on

August 16, 2014
Total Views: 78

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Coast Guard Responding to Hazmat Situation at Kinder Morgan Terminal in Norfolk – Update
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Coast Guard Responding to Hazmat Situation at Kinder Morgan Terminal in Norfolk – Update

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is responding Wednesday with state and local first responders in Virginia to an overloaded tank containing sodium hydroxide in

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 41

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Watch: Coast Guard Rescues 800-Pound Turtle Caught in Fishing Gear
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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: 30

Monday, August 11, 2014
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Interesting

Matson Containership Rescues Three From Disabled Sailboat Off Hawaii – Video

UPDATE 1757 EST 11 August: All three crewmembers from the sailing vessel Walkabout are safely aboard the containership MV Manukai and enroute to Honolulu

August 11, 2014
Total Views: 286

Monday, August 4, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard Turns 224!
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U.S. Coast Guard Turns 224!

Happy 224th Birthday, U.S. Coast Guard!

August 4, 2014
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