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Thursday, October 11, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean
Accidents

U.S. Coast Guard Rescues 10 from Disabled Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean

The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued 10 crew members who were stranded aboard a disabled cargo ship for almost 20 days in the middle of the Atlantic. The 10

October 11, 2018
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Tuesday, October 9, 2018
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Maritime News

Disabled Tanker Towed to New York After ‘Significant’ Engine Room Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and local first responders responded to a disabled 479-foot asphalt tanker off the coast of Nantucket Island on Monday after

October 9, 2018
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Monday, October 8, 2018
Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos
Maritime News

Crewboat ‘Grand Sun’ Catches Fire Off Louisiana -Photos

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from an offshore crewboat that caught fire off the coast of Louisiana on Monday. Watchstanders at the Eighth Coast

October 8, 2018
Total Views: 92

Saturday, September 22, 2018
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Blog

A Simple Way To Prevent Fatalities At Sea

The saying goes that today’s marine safety regulations where written in the blood of mariners who sailed before us… but is that statement true? Or

September 22, 2018
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Friday, September 7, 2018
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Maritime News

Cruise Ship with 350 People On Board Loses Power in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts

The U.S. Coast Guard responded after the cruise ship, Star Pride, became disabled in Buzzards Bay about two miles off the coast of Cuttyhunk, Massachusetts.

September 7, 2018
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Maritime News

Eight Vessels Stalled at Sabine Pass Due to Draft Restrictions After Ship Hits Dredging Pipeline

By Liz Hampton and Scott DiSavino HOUSTON/NEW YORK, Sept 7 (Reuters) – Eight vessels were stalled on Friday at the Sabine Pass Channel on the

September 7, 2018
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018
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Maritime News

Four Injured After Coast Guard Boats Collide in Buzzards Bay

Two U.S. Coast Guard boat crews collided Wednesday during a training exercises in Buzzards Bay off Falmouth, Massachusetts, injuring four crew members. The

September 5, 2018
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Weeks Marine Tugboat Aground in New Jersey
Maritime News

Tugboat Breaks Mooring and Runs Aground on Jersey Shore

A tugboat working on a beachfill project for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ran aground early Tuesday near Lavallette, New Jersey.  USACE’s

July 24, 2018
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Friday, July 13, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Bouchard No. 255 Barge Explosion
Interesting

U.S. Coast Guard to Hold Public Hearing on Fatal Bouchard No. 255 Barge Explosion

The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing beginning Monday to consider evidence related to an explosion and fire aboard the Bouchard

July 13, 2018
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Monday, July 2, 2018
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Interesting

Two Killed After Mooring Line Snaps at Port of Longview, Washington

Two people were killed when a vessel’s mooring line snapped at the Port of Longview in southwestern Washington state last Thursday. The accident occurred as

July 2, 2018
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Blog

Top 10 Reasons Why The US Merchant Marine Is Failing

by Capt. John Konrad (gCaptain) In 2018 politicians, presidents and corporate leaders spend a considerable amount of time in front of cameras and talking with

May 31, 2018
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Tanker’s Hull Gashed in Collision with Fishing Vessel Off New York
Interesting

Tanker’s Hull Gashed in Collision with Fishing Vessel Off New York

The U.S. Coast Guard’s New York sector responded to collision Saturday between a loaded crude oil tanker and a commercial fishing vessel which left the

May 15, 2018
Total Views: 28

Monday, April 23, 2018
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Interesting

Coast Guard: Dutch-Flagged Tanker Spills HFO in Lower Mississippi River

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a heavy fuel oil discharge from a Dutch-flagged tanker near Norco, Louisiana. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New

April 23, 2018
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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News

Explosion and Fire After Dredger Hits Gas Pipeline in Texas

The Coast Guard responded Tuesday evening to a gas pipeline explosion and fire near Port O’Connor, Texas after it was struck by a dredger, the Coast

April 18, 2018
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Friday, April 13, 2018
Bulk Carrier Crew Member Injured in Fall from Ship’s Crane Off Puerto Rico
News

Bulk Carrier Crew Member Injured in Fall from Ship’s Crane Off Puerto Rico

A Chinese crew member of the bulk carrier Bunun Hero had to be medevaced from the vessel in the Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico after being injured in a

April 13, 2018
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Monday, March 12, 2018
Two Missing After Towing Vessel Capsizes on Mississippi River Near New Orleans
Maritime News

Two Missing After Towing Vessel Capsizes on Mississippi River Near New Orleans

The U.S. Coast Guard and other federal and local agencies are responding to a report of two people missing after a towing vessel sank in the vicinity of mile

March 12, 2018
Total Views: 88

Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Towboat Fire on Lower Mississippi Forces Crew to Abandon Ship
News

Towboat Fire on Lower Mississippi Forces Crew to Abandon Ship

The crew of a towboat was forced to abandon ship after their vessel caught on fire while pushing barges on the lower Mississippi River near Greenville,

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 43

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News

Chief Mate Goes Missing from Anchored Bulk Carrier in Puget Sound

U.S. authorities are investigating the disappearance of the chief mate of a bulk carrier who went missing while his ship was at anchor in Puget Sound near

February 21, 2018
Total Views: 92

Tuesday, January 30, 2018
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Blog

Sailors Die At Sea While USCG Drone Program Remains Hard Aground

The US Coast Guards long promise to deploy search and rescue (SAR) drones to rescue mariners has been aground for two decades. Will this wreck ever be

January 30, 2018
Total Views: 104

Monday, January 29, 2018
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Defense

Drug Cartels Deploy New Stealthy Boats To America’s Pacific Shore

Since the tragic death of U. S. Coast Guard Boatswain’s Mate Chief Petty Officer Terrell five years ago the efforts of cartels to smuggle drugs with the

January 29, 2018
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