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Thursday, January 10, 2019
Yaquina Bay bar
Shipping News

Three Fishermen Killed Crossing Yaquina Bay Bar in Oregon

The commercial fishing vessel Mary B II capsized while crossing the bar at the entrance of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon on Tuesday night, killing three

January 10, 2019
Total Views: 582

Monday, January 7, 2019
Admiral Thad Allen: This Senseless Government Shutdown Is Harming Coast Guard Families
Interesting

Admiral Thad Allen: This Senseless Government Shutdown Is Harming Coast Guard Families

By Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired) – Today, with the government shutdown in its third week, it is beyond troubling that Coast Guard men

January 7, 2019
Total Views: 119

Friday, January 4, 2019
anglo alexandria bulk carrier
Shipping News

UK-Flagged Bulk Carrier Grounds at Mile Marker 3.5 of Lower Mississippi River

A UK-flagged bulk carrier ran aground Friday in the Lower Mississippi River near New Orleans. The U.S Coast Guard said it received a report at 8:32 in the

January 4, 2019
Total Views: 107

Thursday, December 20, 2018
Feng Huang AO
Shipping News

Hong Kong-Flagged Tanker Hit By Second Fire in Months Off New York

The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating the response to an engine room fire aboard the Hong Kong-flagged tanker Amber Bay which broke out as the ship was

December 20, 2018
Total Views: 180

Sunday, December 9, 2018
HH-3F helicopter
Blog

Is He Dead? Or What Is a Stoma?

By Michael Carr – “Is he dead?” the diver asked. “Shit, I have no idea,” his buddy said. “Is he breathing?” asked the first diver.

December 9, 2018
Total Views: 71

Thursday, December 6, 2018
uscg icebreaker polar star
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Optimistic About Icebreaker Funding

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The United States may soon get funding for a new heavy icebreaker ship, the head of the U.S. Coast Guard

December 6, 2018
Total Views: 312

Wednesday, November 28, 2018
NORWEGIAN_ESCAPE
Accidents

USCG Medevacs Two Norwegian Escape Crew Members with Burns Off North Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced two crewmembers of the cruise ship Norwegian Escape who reportedly suffered second-degree burns in an engine room accident. The

November 28, 2018
Total Views: 72

Monday, November 19, 2018
lift boat capsizes gulf of mexico
Accidents

15 Rescued from Listing Lift Boat in Gulf of Mexico

The U.S. Coast Guard and good samaritan offshore supply vessel rescued 15 people from a listing lift boat near Grand Isle, Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico on

November 19, 2018
Total Views: 711

Monday, October 29, 2018
attessa iv
Accidents

Megayacht Attessa IV Involved in Fatal Collision with Fishing Vessel Off Southern California

The 332-foot megayacht Attessa IV was involved in a collision with a 65-foot sport fishing vessel off the coast of Southern California near the U.S.-Mexico

October 29, 2018
Total Views: 707

Thursday, October 25, 2018
mystery oil sheen washington
News

Columbia River Mystery Sheen

A large three mile mystery sheen on the Columbia River near Kalama, Washington on Wednesday initiated the immediate response of the Coast Guard, the Washington

October 25, 2018
Total Views: 101

Thursday, October 11, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 10 crew members who were stranded aboard a disabled cargo ship for almost 20 days in the middle of the Atlantic. The 10

October 11, 2018
Total Views: 439

Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Feng Huang AO
Shipping News

Disabled Tanker Towed to New York After ‘Significant’ Engine Room Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and local first responders responded to a disabled 479-foot asphalt tanker off the coast of Nantucket Island on Monday after

October 9, 2018
Total Views: 104

Monday, October 8, 2018
Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos
Shipping News

Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from an offshore crewboat that caught fire off the coast of Louisiana on Monday. Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 138

Friday, September 28, 2018
Offshore Patrol Cutter Drawing
Shipbuilding

U.S. Coast Guard Green Lights Construction of First Offshore Patrol Cutter at Eastern Shipbuilding

The Coast Guard on Friday exercised its contract options with Eastern Shipbuilding Group to start construction of the lead offshore patrol cutter (OPC) in

September 28, 2018
Total Views: 202

Saturday, September 22, 2018
modern shipwreck
Blog

A Simple Way To Prevent Fatalities At Sea

The saying goes that today’s marine safety regulations where written in the blood of mariners who sailed before us… but is that statement true? Or

September 22, 2018
Total Views: 132

Friday, September 7, 2018
star pride adrift
Shipping News

Cruise Ship with 350 People On Board Loses Power in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

The U.S. Coast Guard responded after the cruise ship, Star Pride, became disabled in Buzzards Bay about two miles off the coast of Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts.

September 7, 2018
Total Views: 61

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Shipping News

Eight Vessels Stalled at Sabine Pass Due to Draft Restrictions After Ship Hits Dredging Pipeline

By Liz Hampton and Scott DiSavino HOUSTON/NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Eight vessels were stalled on Friday at the Sabine Pass Channel on the

September 7, 2018
Total Views: 120

Wednesday, September 5, 2018
coast guard boats collide
Shipping News

Four Injured After Coast Guard Boats Collide in Buzzards Bay

Two U.S. Coast Guard boat crews collided Wednesday during a training exercises in Buzzards Bay off Falmouth, Massachusetts, injuring four crew members. The

September 5, 2018
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Weeks Marine Tugboat Aground in New Jersey
News

Tugboat Breaks Mooring and Runs Aground on Jersey Shore

A tugboat working on a beachfill project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ran aground early Tuesday near Lavallette, New Jersey.  USACE’s

July 24, 2018
Total Views: 62

Saturday, July 14, 2018
Four Rescued, Two Missing After Boat Collides with Oyster Barge and Tug in Virginia
Accidents

Four Rescued, Two Missing After Boat Collides with Oyster Barge and Tug in Virginia

The U.S. Coast Guard and other state and local agencies are searching for two people missing after their recreational boat, with six people

July 14, 2018
Total Views: 94