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Thursday, January 2, 2020
Five Believed Dead as Fishing Vessel Sinks in Bering Sea
Accidents

Five Believed Dead as Fishing Vessel Sinks in Bering Sea

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Five commercial fishermen were believed to have died after their crabbing vessel sank on New

January 2, 2020
Total Views: 666

Friday, November 22, 2019
Miss Bonnie tug
Accidents

Coast Guard Oversees Salvage of Sunken Tug in North Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard has been monitoring the salvage of a semi-submerged tugboat which leaked diesel fuel in the vicinity of the Old Bonner Bridge in Oregon

November 22, 2019
Total Views: 181

Thursday, November 21, 2019
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Shipping News

Always Ready

By Captain George Livingston – Veteran’s Day this year got me thinking about the one military service branch I know well, the United States Coast

November 21, 2019
Total Views: 62

Friday, November 8, 2019
Bunker Spill in Honolulu Harbor
Shipping News

Bunker Spill in Honolulu Harbor

The U.S. Coast Guard repsonded to a bunker fuel discharge from a Matson containership near Pier 19 in Honolulu on Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector

November 8, 2019
Total Views: 221

Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Offshore Patrol Cutter Drawing
Shipping News

DHS Grants ESG Contract Relief for Offshore Patrol Cutters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted extraordinary contract relief to Eastern Shipbuilding Group related to the first four hulls in the Coast

October 15, 2019
Total Views: 110

Tuesday, September 10, 2019
golden ray
Accidents

Coast Guard Shifts Focus to Salvage of Capsized Golden Ray in Georgia

With the remaining four Golden Ray crew members safe and sound, the U.S. Coast Guard and salvage crews are shifting focus to environmental protection and

September 10, 2019
Total Views: 2681

Thursday, July 11, 2019
Watch: U.S. Coast Guard Crew Chases Down Narco Sub in the Pacific
Interesting

Watch: U.S. Coast Guard Crew Chases Down Narco Sub in the Pacific

Check out this amazing video showing crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) board a self-propelled semi-submersible suspected of

July 11, 2019
Total Views: 252

Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard Beefs Up Pacific Fleet to Counter China

By Philip J. Heijmans and Glen Carey (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Coast Guard is touting increased operations in the Western Pacific, thousands of miles from

June 11, 2019
Total Views: 91

Friday, June 7, 2019
Ship Radar ECDIS Console
Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard Loosens Radar Renewal Requirements for Experienced Mariners

The U.S. Coast Guard has published a final rule amending the requirements for renewal of a radar observer endorsement, making refresher courses no longer

June 7, 2019
Total Views: 914

Monday, June 3, 2019
U.S. Coast Guard Sees Ships Switching to Cleaner Fuel in October
Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard Sees Ships Switching to Cleaner Fuel in October

By Stephen Cunningham (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Coast Guard expects ships to start switching over to cleaner burning fuels as soon as the fourth quarter to

June 3, 2019
Total Views: 43

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
uscg polar star
Defense

Melting Ice Caps Are a National Security Crisis: James Stavridis

By James Stavridis (Bloomberg Opinion) — I spent much of my life in the U.S. Navy, including nearly 11 years on the deep ocean day-to-day, out of sight

May 14, 2019
Total Views: 145

houston ship channel collision
Accidents

Houston Ship Channel Bottleneck Eases After Collision

HOUSTON, May 14 (Reuters) – A bottleneck of inbound traffic on the Houston Ship Channel eased on Tuesday though one-way travel restrictions remained

May 14, 2019
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Coast Guard Icebreaker
Defense

VT Halter Reveals New Coast Guard Icebreaker Details

Mississippi-based shipbuilder VT Halter Marine has provided new details on the $745 million contract for the design and construction of the United States’

May 8, 2019
Total Views: 609

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018
Navy

VT Halter Marine Wins $745 Million Icebreaker Contract

Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy awarded VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, a contract for the Detail Design and Construction of the

April 24, 2019
Total Views: 397

Friday, April 12, 2019
marine safety alert confined spaces
Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert: Confined Space Entry Hazards

Below is a Marine Safety Alert (Safety Alert 04-19) issued today by the U.S. Coast Guard Directorate of Inspections and Compliance related to hazards of the

April 12, 2019
Total Views: 141

u.s. coast guard
Accidents

Mariner Dies After Dredge Workboat Capsizes Near Charleston, South Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agency crews were searching for a missing mariner after a dredge workboat capsized near Charleston Harbor, South Carolina on

April 12, 2019
Total Views: 107

Friday, March 22, 2019
coast guard 27000 pounds cocaine
Shipping News

U.S. Coast Guard Offloads Seized Cocaine Worth $360 Million Wholesale

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa offloaded approximately 27,000 pounds of cocaine Miami, Florida on Friday worth an estimated $360 million wholesale,

March 22, 2019
Total Views: 69

Tuesday, March 19, 2019
seattle slew towing vessel
Accidents

Search Suspended for Missing Towboat Captain on Lower Mississippi

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for the captain of a towing vessel capsized on the lower Mississippi River near Point A La Hache, Louisiana

March 19, 2019
Total Views: 150

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
Incident Video: Coast Guard Vessel Carrying Mardi Gras Royalty Crashes Into Dock
Shipping 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: 745

Monday, March 4, 2019
U.S. Coast Guard Issues Findings of Concern from FV Destination Investigation
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Issues Findings of Concern from FV Destination Investigation

Note: The following Findings of Concern is being distributed by the U.S. Coast Guard following the February 2017 loss of the FV Destination in the

March 4, 2019
Total Views: 263