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Thursday, April 20, 2017
USCGC STRATTON Racing Stripe
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How The Coast Guard Earned Its Orange And Blue Stripes

by Diana Honings – In the modern history of the United States Coast Guard, there has been a rapid shift from mistaken identity to a brand

April 20, 2017
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
USCG Fast Response Cutter John McCormick
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First Alaska Fast Response Cutter Enters Service

by Stephanie Young (USCG) Today, the Coast Guard’s newest fast response cutter, Coast Guard Cutter John F. McCormick, officially entered the fleet. While

April 19, 2017
Total Views: 23

INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL Flying Over Iceberg
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What Is The International Ice Patrol? And How Ships Avoid Icebergs.

The International Ice Patrol is an organization with the purpose of monitoring the presence of icebergs in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans and reporting

April 19, 2017
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Thursday, April 6, 2017
Towing Vessel Pinned to Dam and Taking on Water on Ohio River
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Towing Vessel Pinned to Dam and Taking on Water on Ohio River

A Unified Command has been set up in response to the Uninspected Towing Vessel Mike A. Nadicksbernd taking on water at Lock and Dam 52 on the Ohio

April 6, 2017
Total Views: 85

Thursday, March 16, 2017
Admiral Paul Zukunft USCG
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Trump & Congress “Get It” – Says Coast Guard Commandant

In his annual State Of The Coast Guard Address today USCG Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft focused on topics that are priorities to the Trump

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 64

Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Diane Neal As USCG Agent Abigail Borin CGIS
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Coast Guard To Nab Hoax Callers With Advance Voice Forensic Technology

by PA2 Diana Honings (USCG) Temporary Denial of Service 911 hoax calls plague our nation’s first responder agencies. Hospitals, police and fire departments,

March 15, 2017
Total Views: 128

Thursday, March 2, 2017
Coast Guard Responds to Breakaway Barges on Ohio River
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Coast Guard Responds to Breakaway Barges on Ohio River

The U.S. Coast Guard on Thursday responded to a report of a breakaway barges at the Racine Lock and Dam on the Ohio River near Huntington, West Virginia. Coast

March 2, 2017
Total Views: 29

Monday, January 16, 2017
American Car Carrier ‘Alliance St. Louis’ Adrift in Gulf of Mexico After Fire
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American Car Carrier ‘Alliance St. Louis’ Adrift in Gulf of Mexico After Fire

The U.S. Coast Guard and good samaritan vessels are responding to a U.S.-flagged vehicle carrier which caught fire and is now adrift approximately 130 miles

January 16, 2017
Total Views: 156

Friday, January 13, 2017
Greek Shipping Companies to Pay $2.7 Million in “Magic Pipe” Pollution Case
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Greek Shipping Companies to Pay $2.7 Million in “Magic Pipe” Pollution Case

Two Greek shipping companies have been sentenced to pay corporate penalties totaling $2.7 million in yet another “magic pipe” pollution case in the

January 13, 2017
Total Views: 121

Monday, January 9, 2017
Disabled Fishing Vessel, Coast Guard Cutter Rescued from Gulf of Alaska
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Disabled Fishing Vessel, Coast Guard Cutter Rescued from Gulf of Alaska

A rather complex rescue went down in the Bering Sea Gulf of Alaska a few hundred miles from Kodiak, Alaska over the weekend but luckily it appears to have

January 9, 2017
Total Views: 155

Thursday, December 22, 2016
Two Medevaced from Tanker Off Texas
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Two Medevaced from Tanker Off Texas

The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced two crew members of a Greek-flagged tanker on Wednesday after they were struck by a flying pressurized object off the coast of

December 22, 2016
Total Views: 4

Monday, December 19, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard Kicks Off Great Lakes Ice-Breaking Operation
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U.S. Coast Guard Kicks Off Great Lakes Ice-Breaking Operation

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday kicked off its annual icebreaking operation in the Western Great Lakes after a cold arctic blast caused developing ice

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 8

Coast Guard Plucks Four Sailors from Icy Waters Off Annapolis After 15 Boats Capsize During Race
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Coast Guard Plucks Four Sailors from Icy Waters Off Annapolis After 15 Boats Capsize During Race

Dec 18 (Reuters) – Four people were rescued from frigid waters off Annapolis, Maryland, on Sunday after more than a dozen sailboats capsized during a

December 19, 2016
Total Views: 83

Friday, December 16, 2016
Captain John Konrad, gCaptain Founder & CEO
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El Faro, Top 10 Failures Of The NTSB Investigation – gLive E21

In today’s episode of gCaptain LIVE, Captain John Konrad discusses the NTSB/USCG hearings into the El Faro and identifies the Top Ten investigative

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 51

Thursday, December 15, 2016
USCG Releases New Immersion Suit Survivability Data
Lifesaving Incidents

USCG Releases New Immersion Suit Survivability Data

Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a transcript of the S.S. El Faro’s voyage data recorder (VDR), in addition to

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 72

Friday, December 2, 2016
U.S. Coast Guard Issues First Ballast Water Management System Type-Approval Certificate
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U.S. Coast Guard Issues First Ballast Water Management System Type-Approval Certificate

The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Center today issued the first U.S.C.G. Ballast Water Management System Type Approval Certificate to Norwegian

December 2, 2016
Total Views: 52

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
US Coast Guard Icebreaker Healy Gangway
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Modern Cartographers Breaking Arctic Ice

by Lauren Steenson (USCG) Modern day explorers from Arctic nations  are setting their sights north to map the seabed and establish sovereign rights to

November 30, 2016
Total Views: 45

Friday, November 18, 2016
Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE
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Grounded Bulk Carrier Refloated in North Carolina – UPDATE

  The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a grounded bulk carrier Thursday in the Beaufort Inlet Channel near Fort Macon, North Carolina,

November 18, 2016
Total Views: 64

Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Coast Guard Statement on Passing of Former Commandant Adm. Robert E. Kramek
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Coast Guard Statement on Passing of Former Commandant Adm. Robert E. Kramek

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard is mourning the recent loss of one of its former commandants, Adm. Robert E. Kramek, who died Oct. 20, 2016. Kramek served

October 25, 2016
Total Views: 35

Thursday, October 13, 2016
uscg-khaleesi-rescue
Lifesaving Incidents

San Francisco Capsize Echoes Past Tragedy — Kandi Won and Khaleesi

Last Saturday, the 30 passengers aboard Khaleesi, a Silverton 34 power boat, were watching the Navy Blue Angels over San Francisco Bay as part

October 13, 2016
Total Views: 245
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