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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay
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Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay

The disabled MT Pine Galaxy was towed into San Francisco Bay on Wednesday exactly two weeks after an engine room fire cut power to the ship and killed one

August 27, 2014
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U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Iranian Dhow
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U.S. Coast Guard Fires at Iranian Dhow

The U.S. Department of Defense reports today the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard rigid hulled inflatable boat (RHIB) fired at an Iranian dhow yesterday while

August 27, 2014
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Monday, August 25, 2014
USCG: MT Pine Galaxy Progress Slowed
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USCG: MT Pine Galaxy Progress Slowed

The arrival of a disabled products tanker under tow by a commercial tug to San Francisco Bay is being hampered severe weather, the U.S. Coast said late

August 25, 2014
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Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Oil Spill Closes Portion of Ohio River Near Cincinnati
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Oil Spill Closes Portion of Ohio River Near Cincinnati

A portion of the Ohio River is closed Tuesday near Cincinnati following an oil spill from an aging power station belonging to Duke

August 19, 2014
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Sunday, August 17, 2014
Stabbing Incident Aboard Bulk Carrier Leaves Two Dead, One Injured Off Delaware
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Stabbing Incident Aboard Bulk Carrier Leaves Two Dead, One Injured Off Delaware

U.S. Federal officials are trying to piece together details of a stabbing incident aboard a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier off the Delaware that left two

August 17, 2014
Total Views: 291

Saturday, August 16, 2014
Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon
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Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon

A 485-foot chemical tanker is adrift several hundred miles off the coast of Oregon following an engine room fire that reportedly killed on

August 16, 2014
Total Views: 82

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Coast Guard Responding to Hazmat Situation at Kinder Morgan Terminal in Norfolk – Update
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Coast Guard Responding to Hazmat Situation at Kinder Morgan Terminal in Norfolk – Update

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is responding Wednesday with state and local first responders in Virginia to an overloaded tank containing sodium hydroxide in

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Watch: Coast Guard Rescues 800-Pound Turtle Caught in Fishing Gear
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Watch: Coast Guard Rescues 800-Pound Turtle Caught in Fishing Gear

The U.S. Coast Guard over the weekend rescued an 800-pound leatherback turtle after it became entangled in fishing gear off the coast of New Jersey, and it

August 12, 2014
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Monday, August 11, 2014
sailboat Walkabout julio
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Matson Containership Rescues Three From Disabled Sailboat Off Hawaii – Video

UPDATE 1757 EST 11 August: All three crewmembers from the sailing vessel Walkabout are safely aboard the containership MV Manukai and enroute to Honolulu

August 11, 2014
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Monday, August 4, 2014
U.S. Coast Guard Turns 224!
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U.S. Coast Guard Turns 224!

Happy 224th Birthday, U.S. Coast Guard!

August 4, 2014
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Thursday, July 31, 2014
Stranded Whale Watching Tour Snagged Offshore LNG Terminal Buoy
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Stranded Whale Watching Tour Snagged Offshore LNG Terminal Buoy

Some new information has revealed what caused a 3-hour whale watching tour to become stranded overnight off Boston, Massachusetts earlier this week. As

July 31, 2014
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Thursday, July 24, 2014
MARGARET NORVELL USCG fast rescue cutter
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U.S. Coast Guard Exercises $225 Million Option at Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana will be staying busy until at least 2017 following today’s award from the U.S. Coast Guard for an additional

July 24, 2014
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Coast Guard Evacs 118 From Stranded Casino Ship – PHOTOS
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Coast Guard Evacs 118 From Stranded Casino Ship – PHOTOS

Apparently the house doesn't always

July 17, 2014
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Monday, July 14, 2014
Coast Guard Cutter Healy altan girl
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With Insufficient Horsepower, the Northwest Passage Proves Unpassable

For the solo-sailor aboard the 36-foot steel-hulled sailing yacht Altan Girl, the Northwest Passage and the rumors of ice-free summers appears to have been

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 83

Thursday, July 10, 2014
U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS
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U.S. Navy Ship Spills 11,000 Gallons of Oil Into Boston Dry Dock – PHOTOS

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a spill of approximately 11,000 gallons of oil inside a Boston dry dock facility, but luckily no oil has reached the

July 10, 2014
Total Views: 180

Monday, July 7, 2014
Tanker Crewman Goes Missing
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Tanker Crewman Goes Missing

U.S. Coast Guard crews launched a search Sunday for a tanker crewman reported missing off Port Aransas near Corpus Christi,

July 7, 2014
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Wednesday, July 2, 2014
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Almost Entire Ship Medevaced by Coast Guard After Cook Serves Up Barracuda

19 crew members from the South Korean-flagged bulk carrier JS Comet simultaneously came down with an apparent case of debilitating food poisoning off Port

July 2, 2014
Total Views: 172

Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Mississippi River Reopens After Tug Sinks
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Mississippi River Reopens After Tug Sinks

The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River tonight near St. Louis, Missouri after a 70-foot towing vessel named Jim Marko sank earlier on Tuesday

July 1, 2014
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Thursday, June 26, 2014
Bollinger Delivers Fast Response Cutter Number Ten
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Bollinger Delivers Fast Response Cutter Number Ten

Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has delivered the tenth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast

June 26, 2014
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, June 24, 2014
NTSB: Poor Decisions Led to Marseilles Dam Allision
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NTSB: Poor Decisions Led to Marseilles Dam Allision

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has issued a Marine Accident Brief into the April 2013 aliision of the Dale A. Heller tow with Illinois’

June 24, 2014
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