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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
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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
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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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US Coast Guard Commissions CGC ‘Storis’, Icebreaker to Depart on Arctic Patrol ‘Immediately’
Defense

US Coast Guard Commissions CGC ‘Storis’, Icebreaker to Depart on Arctic Patrol ‘Immediately’

Less than eight months after acquiring the icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Aiviq from an Edison Chouest Offshore subsidiary for $125m the

August 11, 2025
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Friday, August 8, 2025
Zhong Shan Da Xue Ji Di icebreaker
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Monitors Unprecedented Chinese Icebreaker Flotilla Near Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard says it is actively monitoring five Chinese research vessels operating in or near U.S. Arctic waters, marking the first time China has

August 8, 2025
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
Rear Admiral John Mauger, the First Coast Guard District commander, speaks during a press conference updating about the search of the missing OceanGate Expeditions submersible
News

Titan Tragedy Spurs Sweeping Safety Overhaul: USCG Issues 17 Recommendations Following Fatal Implosion

The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) has released its long-awaited Report of Investigation (ROI) into the catastrophic implosion of the

August 5, 2025
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Rendering of the U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Security Cutter
Defense

Bollinger Shipyards Secures Full Funding for Troubled Polar Security Cutter Program

The U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program has reached a pivotal milestone with the recent enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill

August 5, 2025
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Monday, August 4, 2025
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, rescues four people from the tug vessel Sea Ranger, which was taking on water approximately 130 miles south of Cordova
News

Coast Guard Aircrew Rescues Four from Sinking Tug in Remote Gulf of Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard successfully rescued four people from the sinking 110-foot tug vessel Sea Ranger approximately 130 miles south of Cordova in the Gulf of

August 4, 2025
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Friday, August 1, 2025
Knot E Z vessel
Commercial Fishing

Fishing Companies Fined $1.2 Million for Illegal Bilge Dumping in Alaska Waters

A federal district court in Anchorage has imposed civil penalties exceeding $1.18 million against three Kodiak-based commercial fishing companies and their

August 1, 2025
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Wednesday, July 30, 2025
U.S. Coast Guard Sentinel-class fast response cutter USCGC Glen Harris (WPC 1144) sails in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 24, 2023
Shipbuilding

Bollinger Begins Contract Talks to Extend Fast Response Cutter Program

Bollinger Shipyards has begun contract negotiations with the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of at least 10 additional Fast Response Cutters (FRCs),

July 30, 2025
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
The production-ready Seaspan-Aker Multi-Purpose Icebreaker (MPI) design will meet all U.S. Coast Guard requirements for the Arctic Security Cutters. Illustration courtesy Seaspan
Shipbuilding

Bollinger Teams Up With Global Powerhouses to Fast-Track Icebreaker Production for U.S. Coast Guard

Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has joined forces with Rauma Shipyards of Finland, Seaspan Shipyards of Canada, and Aker Arctic Technology Inc. to form a

July 29, 2025
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Monday, July 28, 2025
The barge from the vessel collision near Hibiscus Island, July 28, 2025
Accidents

Two Children Dead After Sailboat and Barge Collide Near Miami

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a vessel collision between a sailboat and barge near Hibiscus Island in Miami, Florida, that resulted in the deaths of

July 28, 2025
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U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Chinese Icebreaker ‘Xue Long 2’ on American Continental Shelf off Alaska
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard Responds to Chinese Icebreaker ‘Xue Long 2’ on American Continental Shelf off Alaska

The U.S. Coast Guard has responded to Chinese activity on the extended U.S. Continental Shelf (ECS) approximately 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik,

July 28, 2025
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
A linehandler aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) prepares to moor at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 11, 2025, ahead of its inaugural Arctic deployment.
Defense

U.S. Coast Guard’s Newest Icebreaker ‘Storis’ Arrives in Seattle, Prepares for First Arctic Patrol

The U.S.’ newly acquired icebreaker Storis (formerly Aiviq) arrived in Seattle following a six-week voyage from Bollinger Shipyards in Mississippi. “In a

July 16, 2025
Total Views: 6002

Monday, July 14, 2025
Finnish and Canadian Firms Make a Move to Build ‘Arctic Security Cutter’ Icebreaker for U.S. Coast Guard by 2028
Defense

Finnish and Canadian Firms Make a Move to Build ‘Arctic Security Cutter’ Icebreaker for U.S. Coast Guard by 2028

A consortium of Finnish and Canadian firms aims to construct two medium-sized Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers for the U.S. Coast Guard. According to

July 14, 2025
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Monday, July 7, 2025
Over flight imagery of the flooding near Kerville, Texas
News

Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Saves 165 Lives in Texas Flood Disaster as Death Toll Climbs

U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer Scott Ruskan is being hailed a hero after saving 165 individuals during his first rescue mission in the devastating floods that

July 7, 2025
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ST LNG Deepwater Port project illustration
Shipping

ST LNG Applies for Major Deepwater LNG Export Terminal Off Texas Coast

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) and U.S. Coast Guard have received an application from ST LNG, LLC to build and operate a significant liquefied natural gas

July 7, 2025
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Friday, July 4, 2025
Trump Bill Secures $9 Billion for U.S. Arctic Surge, Six New Icebreakers to Counter Russian and Chinese Dominance
Defense

Trump Bill Secures $9 Billion for U.S. Arctic Surge, Six New Icebreakers to Counter Russian and Chinese Dominance

President Trump’s vast tax and spending bill has secured funds the U.S. Coast Guard has been searching for since the early 2010s. The “One Big Beautiful

July 4, 2025
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