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Friday, August 14, 2015
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Greenpeace Protesters Face Steep Fines for Bridge Hanging Stunt

  By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Ore. (Reuters) – Five Greenpeace protesters who dangled from a Portland, Oregon, bridge for two days in a bid to block

August 14, 2015
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Thursday, August 13, 2015
USCG Calls Off Search for Missing Containership Crewman
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USCG Calls Off Search for Missing Containership Crewman

  The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday suspended its search for a missing crew member of containership between Bayonne, New Jersey, and Ocean City, Maryland

August 13, 2015
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Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest
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Coast Guard Sees Added Burden in Shell’s Arctic Drilling Quest

  By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard has been forced to divert resources – including a vessel that fights

August 11, 2015
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Monday, August 10, 2015
The U.S. Coast Guard Just Offloaded Over $1 Billion of Cocaine Seized in Pacific Ocean
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The U.S. Coast Guard Just Offloaded Over $1 Billion of Cocaine Seized in Pacific Ocean

  The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 66,000 pounds of cocaine worth just over $1 billion from the USCGC Stratton in San Diego on Monday in what is

August 10, 2015
Total Views: 246

Friday, August 7, 2015
Ship Photos of the Day – USCG’s Newest National Security Cutter From the Air
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Ship Photos of the Day – USCG’s Newest National Security Cutter From the Air

The U.S. Coast Guard will officially debut its newest National Security Cutter (NSC), Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) during a ceremony Saturday, August

August 7, 2015
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Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Semper Paratus! U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service
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Semper Paratus! U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service

The U.S. Coast Guard on Tuesday is celebrating 225 years of service to the nation. It was on this day in 1790 when President George Washington signed the

August 4, 2015
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Oil Spills After Tug Strikes Fuel Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey
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Oil Spills After Tug Strikes Fuel Terminal in Bayonne, New Jersey

  The U.S. Coast Guard was continuing to monitor oil recovery operations in the water near the International-Matex Tank Terminal (IMTT) in Bayonne, New

August 4, 2015
Total Views: 267

Friday, July 31, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Boys Off Florida
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U.S. Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Boys Off Florida

  The U.S. Coast Guard is suspending its search in the Atlantic Ocean for two missing boys a full week since they were last seen in Jupiter,

July 31, 2015
Total Views: 40

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Fennica Investigation Findings Sent for Review
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Fennica Investigation Findings Sent for Review

  U.S. Coast Guard investigators have sent for review their initial findings into what caused a 3-foot gash in the hull of Shell’s arctic icebreaker

July 29, 2015
Total Views: 120

Monday, July 27, 2015
Search Continues for Two Missing Teens Off Florida
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Search Continues for Two Missing Teens Off Florida

The search continued Monday for two missing teens off the coast of Florida after the U.S. Coast Guard located their overturned boat on Sunday. The 19-foot

July 27, 2015
Total Views: 35

Wednesday, July 22, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service
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U.S. Coast Guard Celebrates 225 Years of Service

  By William Thiesen, Atlantic Area Historian, Coast Guard Compass Blog The U.S. Coast Guard has been the steward of the nation’s maritime environment

July 22, 2015
Total Views: 125

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
U.S. Coast Guard Evacuates 113 from Stranded Ferry
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U.S. Coast Guard Evacuates 113 from Stranded Ferry

  The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 113 people overnight from a grounded charter vessel near Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The Coast Guard says it received a 911

July 15, 2015
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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Hanjin Containership Nearly Grounds in North Carolina After Losing Power
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Hanjin Containership Nearly Grounds in North Carolina After Losing Power

  A 965-foot Hanjin containership came dangerously close to running aground in North Carolina after losing power near Bald Head Island. The U.S. Coast

July 14, 2015
Total Views: 51

Sunday, July 12, 2015
Bulk Carrier to The Rescue – Five Rescued from Skiff After Five Days Lost Sea
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Bulk Carrier to The Rescue – Five Rescued from Skiff After Five Days Lost Sea

  Five men are lucky to be alive after spending five days adrift in the Pacific Ocean aboard their 14-foot aluminum skiff with little supplies. The

July 12, 2015
Total Views: 79

Thursday, July 9, 2015
Movie Trailer for ‘The Finest Hours’ – The Remarkable True Story of the SS Pendleton Rescue
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Movie Trailer for ‘The Finest Hours’ – The Remarkable True Story of the SS Pendleton Rescue

  Disney has just release its first trailer from its new film The Finest Hours, based on the remarkable true story of “the greatest small boat

July 9, 2015
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Tuesday, June 30, 2015
Noble Discoverer drillship
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Shell’s Noble Discoverer Drillship Heads for Alaska

U.S. Coast Guard and police boats cleared a way through protesters in kayaks at a Seattle-area port on Tuesday so Royal Dutch Shell's second of two Arctic

June 30, 2015
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Friday, June 26, 2015
Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion
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Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion

An Illinois man who was captain of a petroleum barge that exploded in a Chicago canal in 2005, killing a crew member, was sentenced to six months in prison on

June 26, 2015
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Sunday, June 21, 2015
Cruise Ship Refloated and Removed from Saint Lawrence Seaway Lock
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Cruise Ship Refloated and Removed from Saint Lawrence Seaway Lock

The passenger cruise ship Saint Laurent has been safely refloated and removed from the Eisenhower Lock chamber in the Saint Lawrence Seaway following

June 21, 2015
Total Views: 144

Monday, June 15, 2015
U.S. Towing Industry Awaits Subchapter M Final Rule
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U.S. Towing Industry Awaits Subchapter M Final Rule

  By William Mahoney, Director, Safety Management Systems, LLC After 10 years in the making it appears a Subchapter M final rule on the inspection,

June 15, 2015
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Thursday, June 11, 2015
Dramatic Rescue Caught on Tape – Four Airlifted from Sinking Fishing Vessel in Gulf of Alaska
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Dramatic Rescue Caught on Tape – Four Airlifted from Sinking Fishing Vessel in Gulf of Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday rescued four crew of the fishing vessel Kupreanof from the Gulf of Alaska near Lituya Bay, Alaska. The dramatic rescue was

June 11, 2015
Total Views: 115