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Monday, July 14, 2014
Coast Guard Cutter Healy altan girl
Incidents

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

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

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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Incidents

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: 176

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

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
Shipping News

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

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
Total Views: 237

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area
News

Coast Guard Seeks Serial Hoax Caller in Puget Sound Area

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a hoax caller that made multiple false distress calls earlier this month in the Puget Sound

June 18, 2014
Total Views: 55

Thursday, June 12, 2014
HMS Bounty Sinking USCG Photo
Interesting

USCG Releases Investigation Report Into Tall Ship Bounty Sinking

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday released its report of investigation of the October 2012 fatal sinking of the tall ship Bounty during Hurricane Sandy off the

June 12, 2014
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Saturday, May 31, 2014
Admiral Zukunft Assumes Command as 25th Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard
News

Admiral Zukunft Assumes Command as 25th Commandant of U.S. Coast Guard

Admiral Paul F. Zukunft has assumed command as the 25th commandant of the United States Coast Guard, relieving Admiral Bob Papp during a military change of

May 31, 2014
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Thursday, May 29, 2014
PHOTOS: Freighter Aground in St. Lawrence Seaway
News

PHOTOS: Freighter Aground in St. Lawrence Seaway

A 656-foot freighter has been determined to have ran aground in the St. Lawrence Seaway one day after losing steering in the busy waterway near Wellesley

May 29, 2014
Total Views: 360

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
carleen lyden kluss award
Press Releases

Carleen Lyden-Kluss Receives USCG Public Service Commendation Award

North American Marine Environment Protection Association’s (NAMEPA) Executive Director, Carleen Lyden-Kluss, Awarded the United States Coast Guard’s Public

May 28, 2014
Total Views: 57

Friday, May 23, 2014
cheeki rafiki hull
News

Search Crew Locates Overturned Hull of S/Y Cheeki Rafiki, Search Suspended – UPDATE

A helicopter crew dispatched from a U.S. Navy warship located the overturned hull of the missing Cheeki Rafiki sailing vessel approximately 1,000 miles

May 23, 2014
Total Views: 72

Thursday, May 22, 2014
cma cgm centaurus tow
Shipping News

US Coast Guard Recruits 11,400 TEU Containership for Emergency Tow Drill – PHOTOS

As bigger and bigger containerships are now calling on U.S. ports, the U.S. Coast Guard, along with the San Francisco Bar Pilots, local tug workgroup members

May 22, 2014
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Rear Admiral Dan Abel uscg
Defense

Debris Found in Search For Missing British Sailors

LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) – The crew of a charter boat taking part in a search for four British sailors missing in the Atlantic Ocean has found some

May 22, 2014
Total Views: 56

Monday, May 19, 2014
USCG Detains Chinese-Built Bulk Carrier on Maiden Voyage
News

USCG Detains Chinese-Built Bulk Carrier on Maiden Voyage

The U.S. Coast Guard last week detained a 39,848 DWT Singapore-flagged bulk carrier in the Port of Portland after inspectors uncovered numerous safety

May 19, 2014
Total Views: 85

Friday, May 16, 2014
Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay (WTGB 101) Biscayne Bay (WTGB 104)
News

U.S. Coast Guard Completes Largest Domestic Icebreaking Operation

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reports today they have concluded Operation Taconite, the nation’s largest domestic ice operation which has enabled commercial

May 16, 2014
Total Views: 222

Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Large Wave Injures Three Aboard Cargo Ship
News

Large Wave Injures Three Aboard Cargo Ship

Three crewmembers from a 587-foot cargo ship were injured Sunday afternoon after the vessel was reportedly struck by a large wave about 500 miles south of

April 22, 2014
Total Views: 119

Thursday, April 10, 2014
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Blog

SPOTD: USCGC Vigorous Returns to Port

gCaptain contributor Chase Ryan sent us the above image this week of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 210-foot Reliance-class medium endurance cutter VIGOROUS

April 10, 2014
Total Views: 136

Sunday, April 6, 2014
Sick Infant, Family Safely Aboard Navy Ship Following Pacific Ocean Rescue
Shipping News

Sick Infant, Family Safely Aboard Navy Ship Following Pacific Ocean Rescue

A family with a sick infant safely boarded a Navy ship Sunday morning several hundred miles off the coast of Mexico following a coordinated rescue by Coast

April 6, 2014
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