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Monday, June 18, 2012
USCGC Polar Sea Scrapping Postponed
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USCGC Polar Sea Scrapping Postponed

U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mark Begich (D-AK) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have announced an agreement with the U.S. Coast Guard to postpone the

June 18, 2012
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Thursday, June 14, 2012
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Seafarers International Union Says USCG Editorial is “Unfair and Inaccurate”

Following a recent editorial by USCG Captain Eric Christensen on the alarming rate of U.S.-flag ship detentions, the Seafarer International Union has released

June 14, 2012
Total Views: 206

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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USCG Chief Sounds Alarm On U.S. Flag Ship Detentions

What do the United States, Kazakhstan, Belize and Egypt have in common? They are all on the Paris MOU’s gray list of countries with too many port state

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 77

Horizon Reliance
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Horizon Reliance to the Rescue, Yet Again

The Pacific is a huge expanse of open ocean, and oddly enough the container ship Horizon Reliance happened to be in the right place at the right time for

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 289

Shocking Audio of New Jersey “Hoax Call” Released [LISTEN]
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Shocking Audio of New Jersey “Hoax Call” Released [LISTEN]

The Coast Guard has just released a recording of the distress call that prompted an extensive search and rescue operation and mass casualty receptions areas to

June 12, 2012
Total Views: 82

Friday, June 8, 2012
Google Ship Tracking: DoD/DHS Response Misses The Point
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Google Ship Tracking: DoD/DHS Response Misses The Point

By Cesar Morales Michael Jones’ presentation at the 2012 Joint Warfighting Conference regarding Google’s new ship tracking technology has ruffled a

June 8, 2012
Total Views: 116

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Maintaining Aids To Navigation – USCG Operation Spring Restore

Although not as exciting as search and rescue or maritime law enforcement, the US Coast Guard’s aids to navigation mission is an essential link that

June 8, 2012
Total Views: 229

Thursday, June 7, 2012
Passing The Torch – The Future Of A Historic Lighthouse
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Passing The Torch – The Future Of A Historic Lighthouse

Today the following article appeared in the official blog of the US Coast Guard and, while it appears to be A story of the federal government supporting local

June 7, 2012
Total Views: 51

Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Miami Ship Surveyor Could See 15 Years for Lying to Coast Guard, Falsely Certifying Ship
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Miami Ship Surveyor Could See 15 Years for Lying to Coast Guard, Falsely Certifying Ship

A Miami-based ship surveyor faces up to 15 years in prison after a federal jury in Miami has convicted him of lying to the Coast Guard and for falsely

May 29, 2012
Total Views: 65

Thursday, May 24, 2012
MSC Box Ship Cleared Following Explosion Near Puerto Rico
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MSC Box Ship Cleared Following Explosion Near Puerto Rico

The MSC containership idled since suffering an onboard explosion eleven days ago off the coast of Puerto Rico has been cleared to move on, the U.S. Coast Guard

May 24, 2012
Total Views: 59

Monday, May 21, 2012
Stolt Tanker Rescues Distressed Sailors After Whale Strike in Atlantic
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Stolt Tanker Rescues Distressed Sailors After Whale Strike in Atlantic

On May 10 a Stolt tanker participating in the USCG’s Amver program was diverted while in the Atlantic Ocean to rescue two distressed sailors whose small

May 21, 2012
Total Views: 59

Tuesday, May 15, 2012
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gCaptain Visits USCGC Bernard C. Webber, Sentinel-Class Cutter [IMAGES/VIDEO]

The rain yesterday beaded up perfectly on every square inch of the US Coast Guard’s latest Sentinel-class cutter, the USCGC Bernard C. Webber.

May 15, 2012
Total Views: 368

Friday, May 4, 2012
Sauter Carbon Proposes “Green” Alternative to Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter
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Sauter Carbon Proposes “Green” Alternative to Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter

Sauter Carbon Offset Design (SCOD) says they have come up with an alternative design for the USCG’s new Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters (FRC) that

May 4, 2012
Total Views: 98

Thursday, May 3, 2012
Playing in Surf: USCG Shows Us How It’s Done [VIDEO]
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Playing in Surf: USCG Shows Us How It’s Done [VIDEO]

Here, Coast Guard crew aboard a 42-foot Special Purpose Craft – Near Shore Lifeboat crashes through the surf of the Merrimack River bar located in upper

May 3, 2012
Total Views: 262

Thursday, April 12, 2012
USCG Set to Commission First Fast Response Cutter
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USCG Set to Commission First Fast Response Cutter

In 2008 the U.S. Coast Guard called for the design and construction of up to 34 new generation “Sentinel Class” Fast Response Cutters (FRC) at

April 12, 2012
Total Views: 141

Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Salvage Crews Refloat Sunken Tug at Vigor’s Everett, WA Yard [UPDATED W/ DAMAGE PHOTO]
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Salvage Crews Refloat Sunken Tug at Vigor’s Everett, WA Yard [UPDATED W/ DAMAGE PHOTO]

Salvage crews have successfully refloated the tug Invader over a week after it became partially submerged after the drydock housing it sank at Vigor’s

March 28, 2012
Total Views: 171

Saturday, March 17, 2012
USCG Unveils Long-Awaited Final Rule for Ballast Water Discharges and Treatment
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USCG Unveils Long-Awaited Final Rule for Ballast Water Discharges and Treatment

The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday that it will publish a long-awaited final rule for standards for living organisms in ships’ ballast water discharged

March 17, 2012
Total Views: 39

Thursday, March 15, 2012
US Coast Guard – Back on the Small Screen
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US Coast Guard – Back on the Small Screen

Following on the success of “Coast Guard Alaska”, The Weather Channel and Al Roker Entertainment announced a new docu-series to be called

March 15, 2012
Total Views: 32

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
USCGC Northland
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USCG Cutter Northland Makes Huge Cocaine Bust

MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland interdicted 3,532 pounds of cocaine from a 35-foot go-fast vessel in the Caribbean Sea March 3.

March 13, 2012
Total Views: 272

Sunday, March 11, 2012
Caribbean Collision [INCIDENT PHOTOS]
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Caribbean Collision [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

A general cargo ship was severely damaged early Saturday after being involved in a major collision with a reefer ship in the Caribbean Sea. The collision

March 11, 2012
Total Views: 1129