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Monday, April 6, 2020
Coast Guard: 93,000 Crew Members Still Stuck on Cruise Ships Off United States
Accidents

Coast Guard: 93,000 Crew Members Still Stuck on Cruise Ships Off United States

As cruise ships drawdown the number of passengers remaining on board, concern is growing for the tens of thousands of crew members, mostly foreign nationals,

April 6, 2020
Total Views: 137

Friday, March 27, 2020
Containership Runs Aground on Lower Mississippi
Maritime News

Containership Runs Aground on Lower Mississippi

A 334-meter containership has run aground on the Lower Mississippi River near Poydras, Louisiana.  The U.S. Coast Guard reports that watch standers at

March 27, 2020
Total Views: 161

Wednesday, March 4, 2020
MacGregor to Supply Deck and Cargo Equipment for USCG’s Polar Security Cutter
Defense

MacGregor to Supply Deck and Cargo Equipment for USCG’s Polar Security Cutter

MacGregor has been awarded the contract to supply the deck machinery and cargo handling equipment for the US Coast Guard’s next-generation Polar Security

March 4, 2020
Total Views: 137

Friday, February 28, 2020
Coast Guard Convenes Marine Board of Investigation into FV Scandies Rose Loss
Maritime News

Coast Guard Convenes Marine Board of Investigation into FV Scandies Rose Loss

The U.S. Coast Guard has convened a Marine Board of Investigation into the loss of crabbing vessel Scandies Rose and five of its seven crew members in the Gulf

February 28, 2020
Total Views: 205

Tuesday, February 11, 2020
One Dead, One Missing After Skiff Carrying Tug Crew Capsizes in Louisiana
Maritime News

One Dead, One Missing After Skiff Carrying Tug Crew Capsizes in Louisiana

One person has died and another is missing after a skiff carrying crew members from an American tug capsized in Port Allen Route near Belle River, Louisiana on

February 11, 2020
Total Views: 39

Monday, February 10, 2020
USCG Warns Mariners of Potential for Positive Drug Tests from CBD
Maritime News

USCG Warns Mariners of Potential for Positive Drug Tests from CBD

The U.S. Coast is warning credential mariners against the use of hemp-based CBD products that could result in a positive drug test.  The warning was

February 10, 2020
Total Views: 454

Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Coast Guard Closes Portion of Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Due to Grounded Towing Vessel
Maritime News

Coast Guard Closes Portion of Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana Due to Grounded Towing Vessel

The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a towing vessel that ran aground on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at mile marker 99, near Berwick,

February 4, 2020
Total Views: 35

Thursday, January 30, 2020
Watch: Heavy Seas Medevac in Bering Sea
Accidents

Watch: Heavy Seas Medevac in Bering Sea

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man suffering from severe burns on board a fishing vessel in the Bering Sea on Monday. The rescue took place approximately 46

January 30, 2020
Total Views: 380

Tuesday, January 28, 2020
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Accidents

Search Suspended for Three Missing Mariners After Mississippi River Towing Vessel Collision

The search for three missing people from the towing vessel RC Creppel was suspended late Monday night after 67 cumulative hours of active search on the

January 28, 2020
Total Views: 208

Friday, January 17, 2020
Search Suspended for Missing Fishermen Near Galveston
Accidents

Search Suspended for Missing Fishermen Near Galveston

The search for two missing fishermen near Galveston was suspended Thursday after covering more than 49 square miles over three days, the Unified Command

January 17, 2020
Total Views: 28

Thursday, January 2, 2020
Five Believed Dead as Fishing Vessel Sinks in Bering Sea
Accidents

Five Believed Dead as Fishing Vessel Sinks in Bering Sea

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Jan 2 (Reuters) – Five commercial fishermen were believed to have died after their crabbing vessel sank on New

January 2, 2020
Total Views: 525

Friday, November 22, 2019
Miss Bonnie tug
Accidents

Coast Guard Oversees Salvage of Sunken Tug in North Carolina

The U.S. Coast Guard has been monitoring the salvage of a semi-submerged tugboat which leaked diesel fuel in the vicinity of the Old Bonner Bridge in Oregon

November 22, 2019
Total Views: 83

Thursday, November 21, 2019
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Maritime News

Always Ready

By Captain George Livingston – Veteran’s Day this year got me thinking about the one military service branch I know well, the United States Coast

November 21, 2019
Total Views: 24

Friday, November 8, 2019
Bunker Spill in Honolulu Harbor
Maritime News

Bunker Spill in Honolulu Harbor

The U.S. Coast Guard repsonded to a bunker fuel discharge from a Matson containership near Pier 19 in Honolulu on Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector

November 8, 2019
Total Views: 165

Tuesday, October 15, 2019
Offshore Patrol Cutter Drawing
Maritime News

DHS Grants ESG Contract Relief for Offshore Patrol Cutters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted extraordinary contract relief to Eastern Shipbuilding Group related to the first four hulls in the Coast

October 15, 2019
Total Views: 54

Tuesday, June 11, 2019
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Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Beefs Up Pacific Fleet to Counter China

By Philip J. Heijmans and Glen Carey (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Coast Guard is touting increased operations in the Western Pacific, thousands of miles from

June 11, 2019
Total Views: 38

Monday, June 3, 2019
U.S. Coast Guard Sees Ships Switching to Cleaner Fuel in October
Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Sees Ships Switching to Cleaner Fuel in October

By Stephen Cunningham (Bloomberg) — The U.S. Coast Guard expects ships to start switching over to cleaner burning fuels as soon as the fourth quarter to

June 3, 2019
Total Views: 11

Tuesday, May 14, 2019
houston ship channel collision
Accidents

Houston Ship Channel Bottleneck Eases After Collision

HOUSTON, May 14 (Reuters) – A bottleneck of inbound traffic on the Houston Ship Channel eased on Tuesday though one-way travel restrictions remained

May 14, 2019
Total Views: 20

Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018
Navy

VT Halter Marine Wins $745 Million Icebreaker Contract

Yesterday, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy awarded VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, a contract for the Detail Design and Construction of the

April 24, 2019
Total Views: 310

Friday, April 12, 2019
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Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert: Confined Space Entry Hazards

Below is a Marine Safety Alert (Safety Alert 04-19) issued today by the U.S. Coast Guard Directorate of Inspections and Compliance related to hazards of the

April 12, 2019
Total Views: 53
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