USCG


Friday, May 23, 2014
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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: 73

Thursday, May 22, 2014
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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
Total Views: 72

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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: 57

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: 86

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
Total Views: 38

Friday, April 4, 2014
Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig Product Of Poor Tow Plan Says USCG
Incidents

Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig Product Of Poor Tow Plan Says USCG

By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska, April 3 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell ignored warnings about the dangers of a towing mission that left a drillship

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 54

Saturday, March 22, 2014
Fuel Oil Barge Partially Sinks After Collision in Houston Ship Channel, Spilling Oil
News

Fuel Oil Barge Partially Sinks After Collision in Houston Ship Channel, Spilling Oil

The U.S. Coast Guard and state and local partners are responding to a collision and what appears to be a fairly significant oil spill in the Houston Ship

March 22, 2014
Total Views: 135

Wednesday, March 19, 2014
U.S. Polar Icebreaker Returns From Antarctic Deployment
News

U.S. Polar Icebreaker Returns From Antarctic Deployment

The U.S. Coast Guard's sole heavy icebreaker, USCGC Polar Star, is set to return to her homeport of Seattle on Friday from the ship's first deployment to

March 19, 2014
Total Views: 146

Thursday, February 27, 2014
Coast Guard Investigating Elizabeth River Grounding
News

Coast Guard Investigating Elizabeth River Grounding

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a 590-foot bulk carrier that ran aground Wednesday night in the Elizabeth River near Hospital Point in Portsmouth,

February 27, 2014
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Papp Delivers 2014 State of The Coast Guard Address – TRANSCRIPT
News

Papp Delivers 2014 State of The Coast Guard Address – TRANSCRIPT

U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Bob Papp on Wednesday delivered his final State of the Coast Guard address at Coast Guard Headquarters at St. Elizabeths

February 26, 2014
Total Views: 39

Sunday, February 23, 2014
Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River
USCG

Barge Collision Spills Oil Into Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard responded Saturday to a report of an oil spill in the lower Mississippi River after two vessels collided near Bacherie,

February 23, 2014
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, February 12, 2014
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Interesting

Bollinger Among Three Shipyards Selected for USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter Program

Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana is one of three shipbuilders selected by the U.S. Coast Guard for the design phase of the $12 billion Offshore

February 12, 2014
Total Views: 364

General Dynamics Gets Shot at $12 Billion U.S. Ship Program
Shipbuilding

General Dynamics Gets Shot at $12 Billion U.S. Ship Program

General Dynamics Corp. has been awarded one of three initial contracts in a $12 billion U.S. Coast Guard ship program, with competitor Huntington Ingalls

February 12, 2014
Total Views: 76

Thursday, February 6, 2014
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Blog

USCG Rolling Out AIS Aids to Navigation: Are They Safe AND Secure?

By Captain Richard Madden – There are new buoys – and is some cases virtual buoys – coming to a U.S. port near you.  First seen in the port of

February 6, 2014
Total Views: 259

Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer
News

Man Convicted of Murdering Coast Guard Officer

A jury convicted a Mexican man of murder on Wednesday for ramming his suspected smuggling vessel into a U.S. Coast Guard inflatable boat, killing an officer

February 5, 2014
Total Views: 78

Friday, January 31, 2014
BSEE, Coast Guard Responding to Loss of Well Control Incident in Gulf of Mexico
Offshore

BSEE, Coast Guard Responding to Loss of Well Control Incident in Gulf of Mexico

Workers last night cut in half the flow of natural gas from an out-of-control well being drilled by Rowan Companies Plc in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of

January 31, 2014
Total Views: 121

Thursday, January 23, 2014
New Photos Show Sinking Log Ship Still Afloat Near Guam
Incidents

New Photos Show Sinking Log Ship Still Afloat Near Guam

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday released some new photos along with an update on the 500-foot MV Rich Forest abandoned and taking on water in the Pacific

January 23, 2014
Total Views: 185