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Monday, January 16, 2017
American Car Carrier ‘Alliance St. Louis’ Adrift in Gulf of Mexico After Fire
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American Car Carrier ‘Alliance St. Louis’ Adrift in Gulf of Mexico After Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and good samaritan vessels are responding to a U.S.-flagged vehicle carrier which caught fire and is now adrift approximately 130 miles

January 16, 2017
Total Views: 293

Friday, January 13, 2017
Greek Shipping Companies to Pay $2.7 Million in “Magic Pipe” Pollution Case
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Greek Shipping Companies to Pay $2.7 Million in “Magic Pipe” Pollution Case

Two Greek shipping companies have been sentenced to pay corporate penalties totaling $2.7 million in yet another “magic pipe” pollution case in the

January 13, 2017
Total Views: 220

Monday, January 9, 2017
Disabled Fishing Vessel, Coast Guard Cutter Rescued from Gulf of Alaska
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Disabled Fishing Vessel, Coast Guard Cutter Rescued from Gulf of Alaska

A rather complex rescue went down in the Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska a few hundred miles from Kodiak, Alaska over the weekend but luckily it appears to have

January 9, 2017
Total Views: 436

Thursday, December 22, 2016
Two Medevaced from Tanker Off Texas
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Two Medevaced from Tanker Off Texas

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced two crew members of a Greek-flagged tanker on Wednesday after they were struck by a flying pressurized object off the coast of

December 22, 2016
Total Views: 28

Monday, December 19, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard Kicks Off Great Lakes Ice-Breaking Operation
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U.S. Coast Guard Kicks Off Great Lakes Ice-Breaking Operation

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday kicked off its annual icebreaking operation in the Western Great Lakes after a cold arctic blast caused developing ice

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 63

Coast Guard Plucks Four Sailors from Icy Waters Off Annapolis After 15 Boats Capsize During Race
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Coast Guard Plucks Four Sailors from Icy Waters Off Annapolis After 15 Boats Capsize During Race

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Four people were rescued from frigid waters off Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday after more than a dozen sailboats capsized during a

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 123

Friday, December 16, 2016
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El Faro, Top 10 Failures Of The NTSB Investigation – gLive E21

In today’s episode of gCaptain LIVE, Captain John Konrad discusses the NTSB/USCG hearings into the El Faro and identifies the Top Ten investigative

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 105

Thursday, December 15, 2016
USCG Releases New Immersion Suit Survivability Data
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USCG Releases New Immersion Suit Survivability Data

Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a transcript of the S.S. El Faro’s voyage data recorder (VDR), in addition to

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 103

Monday, December 5, 2016
Coast Guard Kicks Off ‘Alaska Juris’ Investigation Hearing
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Coast Guard Kicks Off ‘Alaska Juris’ Investigation Hearing

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday kicked off a public hearing on its investigation into the abandoning and sinking of the fishing vessel Alaska

December 5, 2016
Total Views: 111

Friday, December 2, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard Issues First Ballast Water Management System Type-Approval Certificate
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U.S. Coast Guard Issues First Ballast Water Management System Type-Approval Certificate

The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center today issued the first U.S.C.G. Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Norwegian

December 2, 2016
Total Views: 150

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
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Modern Cartographers Breaking Arctic Ice

by Lauren Steenson (USCG) Modern day explorers from Arctic nations  are setting their sights north to map the seabed and establish sovereign rights to

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 99

Friday, November 18, 2016
Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE
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Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE

  The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a grounded bulk carrier Thursday in the Beaufort Inlet Channel near Fort Macon, North Carolina,

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 105

Thursday, October 27, 2016
Search Called Off for Professional Solo-Sailor Missing in the Pacific
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Search Called Off for Professional Solo-Sailor Missing in the Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the active search for a professional Chinese sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard while sailing his 97-foot

October 27, 2016
Total Views: 98

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Coast Guard Statement on Passing of Former Commandant Adm. Robert E. Kramek
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Coast Guard Statement on Passing of Former Commandant Adm. Robert E. Kramek

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is mourning the recent loss of one of its former commandants, Adm. Robert E. Kramek, who died Oct. 20, 2016. Kramek served

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 109

Thursday, October 13, 2016
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San Francisco Capsize Echoes Past Tragedy — Kandi Won and Khaleesi

Last Saturday, the 30 passengers aboard Khaleesi, a Silverton 34 power boat, were watching the Navy Blue Angels over San Francisco Bay as part

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 362

Sunday, October 9, 2016
Coast Guard responds to capsized sailboat with 30 people aboard in San Francisco
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30 Rescued After Sailboat Capsizes in San Francisco Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard and other first responders as well as good samaritans responded to a 34-foot recreational sailboat that capsized near San

October 9, 2016
Total Views: 91

Monday, September 26, 2016
Man Lost at Sea Found Alive After Week-Long Search is Called Off
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Man Lost at Sea Found Alive After Week-Long Search is Called Off

A 22-year-old Rhode Island man has been found alive after more than a week lost at sea in an inflatable life raft, the U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed. A

September 26, 2016
Total Views: 103

Thursday, September 15, 2016
Offshore Patrol Cutter Drawing
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Coast Guard Awards $110 Miilion Contract to Build Offshore Patrol Cutters

After a thorough evaluation process lasting more than two years, the U.S. Coast Guard has selected Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, Florida to design

September 15, 2016
Total Views: 262

Monday, August 29, 2016
Passenger Vessel Carrying 447 Smashes Pier in Baltimore
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Passenger Vessel Carrying 447 Smashes Pier in Baltimore

A passenger vessel carrying nearly 450 people struck a pier in Baltimore on Sunday, causing damage but no serious injuries among passengers or crew. The U.S.

August 29, 2016
Total Views: 53

Sunday, August 28, 2016
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VIDEO: US Coast Guard Pivots Arctic Operations

As the cruise ship Crystal Serenity and her 1,700 passengers and crew began her maiden northerly voyage from Alaska to New York this past week, Coast

August 28, 2016
Total Views: 96