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Sunday, September 28, 2025
China’s 15th Arctic Expedition Marks Milestone with First Manned Dive Beneath Polar Ice
News

China’s 15th Arctic Expedition Marks Milestone with First Manned Dive Beneath Polar Ice

China has wrapped up the country’s 15th Arctic scientific expedition with icebreaker Xue Long 2 returning to Shanghai on September 26. This marks the

September 28, 2025
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Thursday, September 25, 2025
After 308 days away from its Seattle home port, the 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned home, Sept. 23, 2025
Defense

U.S. Icebreaker Polar Star Returns to Seattle After Antarctic Deployment and Major Refurbishment

The 49-year-old U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) has returned to its Seattle home port after 308 days away. Polar Star completed its annual

September 25, 2025
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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Caitlin Clemons, Executive Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750), looks through a set of binoculars at Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) in the Pacific Ocean
Defense

Coast Guard Invests $350 Million in Robotics Tech

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced a major $350 million investment in robotics and autonomous systems aimed at enhancing mission execution and operational

September 24, 2025
Total Views: 1568

Thursday, September 18, 2025
US Merchant Mariner handling lines on the bow of an American flagged ship
News

Coast Guard Extends Sea Service Recency Period, Opening Doors for Returning Mariners

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Office of Merchant Mariner Credentialing has published a policy letter that significantly extends the recency period for sea

September 18, 2025
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Aerial view of Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore. The Coast Guard awarded a contract for the reconstruction of Pier 1 (first from the left) on Sept. 9, 2025, to support future depot-level maintenance of the offshore patrol cutter class.
News

Coast Guard Awards Contract for Critical Baltimore Yard Pier Reconstruction

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a contract valued at nearly $11 million to Ocean Construction Services Inc. for comprehensive modifications to Pier 1 at the

September 18, 2025
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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
An inland tug and barges moves along a river under a bridge
Shipping

Coast Guard Awards $50 Million Contract to Modernize Mariner Credentialing System

The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $49.6 million contract to Virginia-based Stealth Solutions Inc. to modernize its Mariner Credentialing Program (MCP)

September 16, 2025
Total Views: 4880

Finnish icebreakers
Shipbuilding

Arctic Icebreaker Ships in High Demand as Nations Vie for Power

At a shipyard in Finland last month, workers cut the first steel for a new icebreaker ship. Over the next three years, about 10,000 tons of the metal will go

September 16, 2025
Total Views: 2978

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
A view of collapsed containers on the Mississippi while berthed at the Port of Long Beach
Accidents

Coast Guard, NTSB Probe Container Loss Accident at Port of Long Beach

A Unified Command continued response operations Wednesday following an incident that caused an estimated 75 shipping containers to fall from the cargo ship

September 10, 2025
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A rendering of Davie Defense's “American Icebreaker Factory," a planned $1 billion transformation of the historic Gulf Copper shipyard in Galveston, Texas
Defense

Davie Unveils $1B ‘American Icebreaker Factory’ in Texas to Build Arctic Security Cutters

Davie Defense Inc., the newest entrant to the American shipbuilding sector, has revealed detailed plans for a $1 billion overhaul of the historic Gulf Copper

September 10, 2025
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From the left, U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144), USCGC John Scheuerman (WPC 1146), USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145) and USCGC Clarence Sutphin Jr. (WPC 1147) transit the Strait of Hormuz
Defense

Coast Guard Awards $507 Million Contract for 10 Additional Fast Response Cutters at Bollinger

The U.S. Coast Guard has exercised a contract option with Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana, for the construction of 10 additional Fast Response

September 10, 2025
Total Views: 1927

Tuesday, September 9, 2025
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) destroys a drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, as part of Operation Pacific Viper.
Defense

WATCH: Coast Guard Destroys Drug Vessel, Seizes 13,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Weekend Raids

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released footage showing the destruction of a drug smuggling vessel, one of three interdictions conducted by the

September 9, 2025
Total Views: 4712

Monday, September 8, 2025
Newest U.S. Icebreaker ‘Storis’ Conducts Extensive Patrol Along Russian Maritime Boundary in Arctic
Defense

Newest U.S. Icebreaker ‘Storis’ Conducts Extensive Patrol Along Russian Maritime Boundary in Arctic

The newest U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker, Storis, continues a sweeping Arctic patrol along Russia’s Exclusive Economic Zone. Along the way it also monitored

September 8, 2025
Total Views: 2946

Thursday, September 4, 2025
OPC illustration from Austal
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Exercises $314 Million Options for Austal’s Offshore Patrol Cutters

The United States Coast Guard has exercised contract options worth US$314 million with Austal USA for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, the company

September 4, 2025
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The crew of USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) keeps watch over a burning vessel that was interdicted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Defense

Coast Guard’s Operation Pacific Viper Nets 40,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Eastern Pacific

The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 40,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since launching Operation Pacific Viper in early August,

September 4, 2025
Total Views: 1234

The Liberia-flagged Chinese research ship, Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di, operating over the delineated U.S. Extended Continental Shelf, approximately 230 miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Sends Icebreaker ‘Healy’ to Monitor Chinese Research Vessels Off Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard has responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in waters off Alaska’s northern coast, highlighting growing strategic

September 4, 2025
Total Views: 2520

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Coast Guard Awards $137M Contract to Modernize Base Seattle for Polar Security Cutters
Defense

Coast Guard Awards $137M Contract to Modernize Base Seattle for Polar Security Cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken a major step toward enhancing its Arctic and Antarctic operations with the award of a $137 million contract to for the

September 2, 2025
Total Views: 1520

Monday, August 25, 2025
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads more than 76,140 lbs of illicit narcotics at Port Everglades, Florida, on August 25, 2025
Defense

Coast Guard Offloads Record Drug Haul in Port Everglades

The U.S. Coast Guard achieved a milestone with the offload of a record 76,140 pounds of illicit narcotics, valued at $473 million, at Port Everglades on

August 25, 2025
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Sunday, August 24, 2025
Port of Seattle at night
Shipping

Coast Guard Arrests Drunk Containership Captain Six Times Over Legal Limit in Seattle

The U.S. Coast Guard has arrested the captain of a 333-meter Liberian-flagged containership in Seattle after he was found to be severely intoxicated while in

August 24, 2025
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Monday, August 11, 2025
USCGC Storis: A Look at America’s Newest Arctic Icebreaker
Defense

USCGC Storis: A Look at America’s Newest Arctic Icebreaker

The U.S. Coast Guard officially commissioned the USCGC Storis (WAGB 21) in Juneau, Alaska on August 10, marking a significant addition to America’s

August 11, 2025
Total Views: 5433

The 75-foot passenger vessel Discovery runs aground
News

Watch: Passenger Vessel Caught in Oahu Surf

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a passenger vessel that ran aground near Kewalo Basin in Honolulu. The Discovery, a 75-foot vessel operating as a shuttle

August 11, 2025
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