USCG


Friday, May 16, 2014
Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay (WTGB 101) Biscayne Bay (WTGB 104)
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U.S. Coast Guard Completes Largest Domestic Icebreaking Operation

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reports today they have concluded Operation Taconite, the nation’s largest domestic ice operation which has enabled commercial

May 16, 2014
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Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Large Wave Injures Three Aboard Cargo Ship
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Large Wave Injures Three Aboard Cargo Ship

Three crewmembers from a 587-foot cargo ship were injured Sunday afternoon after the vessel was reportedly struck by a large wave about 500 miles south of

April 22, 2014
Total Views: 112

Thursday, April 10, 2014
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SPOTD: USCGC Vigorous Returns to Port

gCaptain contributor Chase Ryan sent us the above image this week of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 210-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutter VIGOROUS

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 131

Sunday, April 6, 2014
Sick Infant, Family Safely Aboard Navy Ship Following Pacific Ocean Rescue
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Sick Infant, Family Safely Aboard Navy Ship Following Pacific Ocean Rescue

A family with a sick infant safely boarded a Navy ship Sunday morning several hundred miles off the coast of Mexico following a coordinated rescue by Coast

April 6, 2014
Total Views: 35

Friday, April 4, 2014
Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig Product Of Poor Tow Plan Says USCG
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Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig Product Of Poor Tow Plan Says USCG

By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska, April 3 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell ignored warnings about the dangers of a towing mission that left a drillship

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 52

Saturday, March 22, 2014
Fuel Oil Barge Partially Sinks After Collision in Houston Ship Channel, Spilling Oil
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Fuel Oil Barge Partially Sinks After Collision in Houston Ship Channel, Spilling Oil

The U.S. Coast Guard and state and local partners are responding to a collision and what appears to be a fairly significant oil spill in the Houston Ship

March 22, 2014
Total Views: 126

Wednesday, March 19, 2014
U.S. Polar Icebreaker Returns From Antarctic Deployment
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U.S. Polar Icebreaker Returns From Antarctic Deployment

The U.S. Coast Guard's sole heavy icebreaker, USCGC Polar Star, is set to return to her homeport of Seattle on Friday from the ship's first deployment to

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 134

Thursday, February 27, 2014
Coast Guard Investigating Elizabeth River Grounding
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Coast Guard Investigating Elizabeth River Grounding

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a 590-foot bulk carrier that ran aground Wednesday night in the Elizabeth River near Hospital Point in Portsmouth,

February 27, 2014
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Papp Delivers 2014 State of The Coast Guard Address – TRANSCRIPT
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Papp Delivers 2014 State of The Coast Guard Address – TRANSCRIPT

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Bob Papp on Wednesday delivered his final State of the Coast Guard address at Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths

February 26, 2014
Total Views: 35

Sunday, February 23, 2014
Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River
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Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard responded Saturday to a report of an oil spill in the lower Mississippi River after two vessels collided near Bacherie,

February 23, 2014
Total Views: 18

Wednesday, February 12, 2014
margaret norvell uscg boll
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Bollinger Among Three Shipyards Selected for USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana is one of three shipbuilders selected by the U.S. Coast Guard for the design phase of the $12 billion Offshore

February 12, 2014
Total Views: 354

General Dynamics Gets Shot at $12 Billion U.S. Ship Program
Shipbuilding

General Dynamics Gets Shot at $12 Billion U.S. Ship Program

General Dynamics Corp. has been awarded one of three initial contracts in a $12 billion U.S. Coast Guard ship program, with competitor Huntington Ingalls

February 12, 2014
Total Views: 71

Thursday, February 6, 2014
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USCG Rolling Out AIS Aids to Navigation: Are They Safe AND Secure?

By Captain Richard Madden – There are new buoys – and is some cases virtual buoys – coming to a U.S. port near you.  First seen in the port of

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 242

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer
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Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer

A jury convicted a Mexican man of murder on Wednesday for ramming his suspected smuggling vessel into a U.S. Coast Guard inflatable boat, killing an officer

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 72

Friday, January 31, 2014
BSEE, Coast Guard Responding to Loss of Well Control Incident in Gulf of Mexico
Offshore

BSEE, Coast Guard Responding to Loss of Well Control Incident in Gulf of Mexico

Workers last night cut in half the flow of natural gas from an out-of-control well being drilled by Rowan Companies Plc in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 114

Thursday, January 23, 2014
New Photos Show Sinking Log Ship Still Afloat Near Guam
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New Photos Show Sinking Log Ship Still Afloat Near Guam

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday released some new photos along with an update on the 500-foot MV Rich Forest abandoned and taking on water in the Pacific

January 23, 2014
Total Views: 171

Thursday, January 16, 2014
Second Tug Sinks Off New York’s Atlantic Beach
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Second Tug Sinks Off New York’s Atlantic Beach

A crewmember sustained serious injuries Wednesday after a 38-foot tugboat capsized and sank after taking on water approximately three miles south of Atlantic

January 16, 2014
Total Views: 132

Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Tug Sinks After Separating from Barge Off New York
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Tug Sinks After Separating from Barge Off New York

A 26-foot tugboat sank off the coast of Atlantic Beach, New York Monday night after separating from the barge it was

January 14, 2014
Total Views: 104

Friday, January 10, 2014
OSV Crewmember Loses Foot in Accident Off Louisiana
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OSV Crewmember Loses Foot in Accident Off Louisiana

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew medevaced a 27-year-old man from an offshore supply vessel 5 miles off Louisiana, Thursday, after losing his foot in an

January 10, 2014
Total Views: 33

Thursday, January 9, 2014
Coast Guard Suspends Searches for Missing Crewman
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Coast Guard Suspends Searches for Missing Crewman

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the searches for two missing crewmembers believed to have fallen overboard from a tanker and a cruise ship in two separate

January 9, 2014
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