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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
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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: 99

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: 264

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: 145

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: 172

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: 33

Tuesday, March 13, 2012
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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: 278

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: 1133

Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Italian Shipowner and Chief Engineer Charged in “Magic Pipe” Case
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Italian Shipowner and Chief Engineer Charged in “Magic Pipe” Case

Italian-based shipping company Giuseppe Bottiglieri Shipping Company S.P.A., owner and operator of the M/V Bottiglieri Challenger, and Vito La Forgia, the

March 6, 2012
Total Views: 76

Monday, March 5, 2012
Detained Car Carrier Cleared to Depart Portland
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Detained Car Carrier Cleared to Depart Portland

The 648-foot car carrier that was detained by USCG officials after losing power near the mouth of the Columbia River last week has been released. The U.S.

March 5, 2012
Total Views: 29

Sunday, February 26, 2012
Crew Boat Runs Aground Near Houston, Injuries and Spill Reported
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Crew Boat Runs Aground Near Houston, Injuries and Spill Reported

A crew boat carrying a four man crew ran ground on the Sabine jetties near Houston Port Arthur, TX early Friday causing various injuries to the crew and an

February 26, 2012
Total Views: 225

Friday, February 24, 2012
Admiral Papp Delivers 2012 State of the Coast Guard Address
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Admiral Papp Delivers 2012 State of the Coast Guard Address

By CDR Glynn Smith, Coast Guard Compass Thursday, Adm. Bob Papp, 24th Commandant of the Coast Guard, delivered his second State of the Coast Guard address at

February 24, 2012
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Barge Collision and Spill Closes Mississippi River Near New Orleans
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Barge Collision and Spill Closes Mississippi River Near New Orleans

A portion of the Mississippi was closed Friday morning after two barges collided causing an oil spill about 50 miles upriver from New Orleans. The Coast Guard

February 17, 2012
Total Views: 51

Monday, February 13, 2012
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US Coast Guard Collaborates to Expand Maritime Pollution Outreach

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard and the North American Marine Environment Protection Association announced an agreement to co-develop and implement

February 13, 2012
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, February 8, 2012
406 EPIRBS are Digital, Right?
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406 EPIRBS are Digital, Right?

A little, Sort Of. Back on February 1st 2009, though boat owners and ship riders didn’t hear it, there were celebrations all over the rescue world as the

February 8, 2012
Total Views: 176

Tuesday, January 31, 2012
cruise ship Prinsendam in the Gulf of Alaska
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Arctic Cruise Ship Disaster – The Prinsendam’s Effect On Coast Guard Response

With the Costa Concordia disaster headlining global news the questions most asked by mariners is: How will that disaster change the cruise ship industry? For

January 31, 2012
Total Views: 228

Ship Ice Breaking In The Arctic Circle
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Breaking The Ice – The Art & Science Of Arctic Icebreaking

As the world tracked the historic journey of Coast Guard Cutter Healy and the Russian-flagged tanker Renda through approximately 300 miles of ice-covered

January 31, 2012
Total Views: 215

Monday, January 30, 2012
Arctic Nome - TV Renda Fuel Transfer by Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric J. Chandler.
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Delivering Fuel To The Arctic – USCG’s Mission to Nome Complete

Coast Guard icebreaker Healy and tanker Renda have completed their mission to Nome, Alaska, after the safe delivery of an estimated one million gallons of

January 30, 2012
Total Views: 47

USCGC Healy Renda nome icebreaking icebreaker
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Cutter Healy Breaks the Renda Out of the Ice, Arctic Icebreaking Time-Lapse

NOME, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy begins breaking the tanker vessel Renda from the ice near Nome, Alaska, Jan. 20, 2012. The

January 30, 2012
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