USCG


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

Friday, July 13, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Bouchard No. 255 Barge Explosion
Interesting

U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Bouchard No. 255 Barge Explosion

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing beginning Monday to consider evidence related to an explosion and fire aboard the Bouchard

July 13, 2018
Total Views: 54

Monday, July 2, 2018
ansac splendor
Interesting

Two Killed After Mooring Line Snaps at Port of Longview, Washington

Two people were killed when a vessel’s mooring line snapped at the Port of Longview in southwestern Washington state last Thursday. The accident occurred as

July 2, 2018
Total Views: 1588

Friday, June 1, 2018
Adm. Karl Schultz Becomes 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
News

Adm. Karl Schultz Becomes 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard

Admiral Paul F. Zukunft was relieved as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by Admiral Karl Schultz during a military change-of-command ceremony held Friday at

June 1, 2018
Total Views: 155

Thursday, May 31, 2018
failure-of-the-us-merchant-marine
Blog

Top 10 Reasons Why The US Merchant Marine Is Failing

by Capt. John Konrad (gCaptain) In 2018 politicians, presidents and corporate leaders spend a considerable amount of time in front of cameras and talking with

May 31, 2018
Total Views: 1781

Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Tanker’s Hull Gashed in Collision with Fishing Vessel Off New York
Interesting

Tanker’s Hull Gashed in Collision with Fishing Vessel Off New York

The U.S. Coast Guard’s New York sector responded to collision Saturday between a loaded crude oil tanker and a commercial fishing vessel which left the

May 15, 2018
Total Views: 64

Monday, April 23, 2018
iver exporter tanker
Interesting

Coast Guard: Dutch-Flagged Tanker Spills HFO in Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a heavy fuel oil discharge from a Dutch-flagged tanker near Norco, Louisiana. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New

April 23, 2018
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Jonathon King Boyd dredger fire
News

Explosion and Fire After Dredger Hits Gas Pipeline in Texas

The Coast Guard responded Tuesday evening to a gas pipeline explosion and fire near Port O’Connor, Texas after it was struck by a dredger, the Coast

April 18, 2018
Total Views: 250

Friday, April 13, 2018
Bulk Carrier Crew Member Injured in Fall from Ship’s Crane Off Puerto Rico
News

Bulk Carrier Crew Member Injured in Fall from Ship’s Crane Off Puerto Rico

A Chinese crew member of the bulk carrier Bunun Hero had to be medevaced from the vessel in the Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico after being injured in a

April 13, 2018
Total Views: 68

Monday, March 12, 2018
Two Missing After Towing Vessel Capsizes on Mississippi River Near New Orleans
Shipping News

Two Missing After Towing Vessel Capsizes on Mississippi River Near New Orleans

The U.S. Coast Guard and other federal and local agencies are responding to a report of two people missing after a towing vessel sank in the vicinity of mile

March 12, 2018
Total Views: 134

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Towboat Fire on Lower Mississippi Forces Crew to Abandon Ship
News

Towboat Fire on Lower Mississippi Forces Crew to Abandon Ship

The crew of a towboat was forced to abandon ship after their vessel caught on fire while pushing barges on the lower Mississippi River near Greenville,

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 100

golden jake
News

Chief Mate Goes Missing from Anchored Bulk Carrier in Puget Sound

U.S. authorities are investigating the disappearance of the chief mate of a bulk carrier who went missing while his ship was at anchor in Puget Sound near

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 140

Wednesday, February 7, 2018
uscgc polar star
Defense

America’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Experienced Flooding, Engine Failure During Annual Antarctic Supply Mission

The United States’ only operational heavy icebreaker suffered both flooding and engine failure during this year’s icebreaking mission to

February 7, 2018
Total Views: 219

Friday, February 2, 2018
canadian coast guard icebreaking
News

U.S., Canadian Coast Guard Renew to Icebreaking Partnership on Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway

The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard have renewed an icebreaking partnership in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway marine transportation system with the

February 2, 2018
Total Views: 113

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
private ocean sear and rescue drone
Blog

Sailors Die At Sea While USCG Drone Program Remains Hard Aground

The US Coast Guards long promise to deploy search and rescue (SAR) drones to rescue mariners has been aground for two decades. Will this wreck ever be

January 30, 2018
Total Views: 169

Monday, January 29, 2018
new pacific stealth drug-running-boats
Defense

Drug Cartels Deploy New Stealthy Boats To America’s Pacific Shore

Since the tragic death of U. S. Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Terrell five years ago the efforts of cartels to smuggle drugs with the

January 29, 2018
Total Views: 1322

Monday, December 18, 2017
News

New Bulk Carrier Takes on Water After Running Aground on Columbia River

A brand spanking new bulk carrier is undergoing a damage assessment in Washington state after the vessel ran aground in the Columbia River last week and

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 120

INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL Flying Over Iceberg
News

Ice Patrol: More Than 1,000 Icebergs Drifted Into N. Atlantic Shipping Lanes in 2017

The U.S. agency tasked with monitoring iceberg activity in the North Atlantic counted about 1,000 icebergs that drifted into shipping lanes this year. The

December 18, 2017
Total Views: 153

Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Helsinki Bridge
Interesting

Large Containership Breaks Free from Mooring at Boston Terminal

A large containership broke free from its mooring at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston on Wednesday and drifted into the main shipping channel

December 6, 2017
Total Views: 212

Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Nautical Christmas Gift Box
USCG

The Coast Guard’s Gift Ideas For 12 Nautical Days Of Christmas

The U.S. Coast Guard, as a public service to holiday gift shoppers has announced its recommended USCG Approved gifts for 12 nautical days of Christmas…

November 14, 2017
Total Views: 303