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Monday, March 25, 2013
Two Rescued With Help from Carnival Cruise Ship is the Best Carnival News We’ve Heard in a Long Time

Two Rescued With Help from Carnival Cruise Ship is the Best Carnival News We’ve Heard in a Long Time

With all the bad press Carnival has been receiving lately, we figured they could use some good PR for once. Over the weekend Carnival Cruise’s Carnival

March 25, 2013
Total Views: 33

Friday, March 22, 2013
WATCH: Replacing Z-Drives Onboard the USCGC Barbara Mabrity
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WATCH: Replacing Z-Drives Onboard the USCGC Barbara Mabrity

Continuing with our streak of timelapse videos this week – we’ve already seen Building the World’s Largest Ship in 50,000 Pics and 1100-Ton

March 22, 2013
Total Views: 223

Saturday, March 16, 2013
Remembering our Fallen Coast Guard Shipmates and their Families
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Remembering our Fallen Coast Guard Shipmates and their Families

By Ryan Erickson I still remember the first time ME1 (formerly MK1) Sean Lawler called me up to tell me about this guy who decided he was going to

March 16, 2013
Total Views: 147

Friday, March 15, 2013
Fire Continues to Rage in Louisiana Bayou
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Fire Continues to Rage in Louisiana Bayou

Update: In a statement posted later on Friday, the Coast Guard said that fter the barge was removed from the scene and taken to a secure location, offloading

March 15, 2013
Total Views: 108

Friday, March 8, 2013
Helicopter Medevac: No Easy Day
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Helicopter Medevac: No Easy Day

If you think that a helicopter medical evacuation from a ship is just as easy as an ambulance ride to the hospital, this video from yesterday’s medical

March 8, 2013
Total Views: 358

Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Guantanamo Bound Barge Loses 22 Containers Overboard
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Guantanamo Bound Barge Loses 22 Containers Overboard

MIAMI —  The Coast Guard this week is responding to a report of 22 containers lost overboard from a TransAtlantic-operated barge about 18 miles east

March 6, 2013
Total Views: 331

Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Recap: 2013 State of the Coast Guard Address, Full Transcript Available
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Recap: 2013 State of the Coast Guard Address, Full Transcript Available

WASHINGTON — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp delivered the 2013 State of the Coast Guard Address at the National Defense University at Fort

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 44

Allision With Wellhead Causes Geyser in Gulf of Mexico [PHOTO]
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Allision With Wellhead Causes Geyser in Gulf of Mexico [PHOTO]

NEW ORLEANS — The United States Coast Guard on Wednesday said it was responding to a report to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following an allision

February 27, 2013
Total Views: 64

Monday, February 25, 2013
Body Found Among Mysterious Debris Field Off Florida
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Body Found Among Mysterious Debris Field Off Florida

A high seas hit-n-run? We certainly hope not… The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking information from the public to help identify the source of a large debris

February 25, 2013
Total Views: 251

Friday, February 22, 2013
A Rescue’s Success Hinges Upon EPIRB
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A Rescue’s Success Hinges Upon EPIRB

By Petty Officer 3rd Class David Weydert It was another early Friday morning for the crew of a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules based out of Coast Guard Air Station

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 53

Thursday, February 21, 2013
Ship Photo of The Day – Celebrating 50
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Ship Photo of The Day – Celebrating 50

NEW YORK – Coast Guard harbor tugs Hawser, Line and Wire celebrated their 50th Anniversary of service to New York, New Jersey and Hudson River waterways

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 45

Kulluk Rig Ready to Move
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Kulluk Rig Ready to Move

ANCHORAGE, AK — The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday said it has lifted the order restricting the movement of Shell’s Kulluk drilling rig from Kiliuda

February 21, 2013
Total Views: 69

Wednesday, February 20, 2013
bow kiso chemical tanker
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Chemical Tankers Collide Off Galveston

Two chemical tankers inbound toward Houston collided in the early morning on Wednesday, approximately 70 miles south of Galveston according to a report by the

February 20, 2013
Total Views: 75

Tuesday, February 12, 2013
John Cota Suing Coast Guard Over License
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John Cota Suing Coast Guard Over License

John Cota, the infamous San Francisco bar pilot who crashed the Cosco Busan into the Bay Bridge in 2007, is suing the U.S. Coast Guard to get his license

February 12, 2013
Total Views: 125

Friday, February 8, 2013
Incident Photo of The Day – Bad Day at the Office…
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Incident Photo of The Day – Bad Day at the Office…

JUNEAU, Alaska — A research vessel under contract with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was discovered to have sunk early Friday morning while tied to

February 8, 2013
Total Views: 39

Thursday, February 7, 2013
Oil Spill Cleanup Wraps Up Along Lower Mississippi River
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Oil Spill Cleanup Wraps Up Along Lower Mississippi River

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday said that response crews have completed oil spill cleanup operations on a section of the Lower Mississippi

February 7, 2013
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
US Coast Guard Releases 4-Years of Safety Alerts, Advisories and Lessons Learned
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US Coast Guard Releases 4-Years of Safety Alerts, Advisories and Lessons Learned

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has released a compilation of the past 4 years of maritime and offshore safety

January 30, 2013
Total Views: 242

Monday, January 28, 2013
nature's way endeavor tugboat
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Coast Guard: Damaged Barge Still Leaking Oil Into Lower Mississippi

NEW ORLEANS – A unified command continues to respond to a crude oil spill in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., the

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 45

Sailboat Sinks in Collision with Tug Near Golden Gate Bridge
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Sailboat Sinks in Collision with Tug Near Golden Gate Bridge

Two recreational sailors had to be rescued from San Francisco Bay on Saturday after their sailboat sank following a collision with a tug. A report from

January 28, 2013
Total Views: 95

Friday, January 25, 2013
Ex-Coast Guardsman Sentenced for Hoax Distress Call
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Ex-Coast Guardsman Sentenced for Hoax Distress Call

We report about hoax distress calls all too often and hopefully this case sends the message that such calls, in any capacity, are no joke. The U.S. Coast Guard

January 25, 2013
Total Views: 64