Navy, USCG issue Draft RFP for Polar icebreaker
OCTOBER 30, 2017—The U.S. Navy in collaboration with the U.S. Coast Guard under its Integrated Program Office, recently took the next step and released a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for the
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USCG deployed electronic Aids to Navigation prior to Irma
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 — The United States Coast Guard established electronic Aids to Navigation (eATON) around critical U.S. waterways in Hurricane Irma’s forecasted track prior to the storm’s arrival. Prior to the
USCG sets port condition X-ray for South Florida ports
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017 — Effective 12 p.m. today, the Coast Guard captain of the port (COTP) set port condition X-ray for Port Miami, Miami River, Port Everglades, Port of Palm Beach, Port
Ports preparing for Hurricane Irma
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017—Ports in the Caribbean and Southeast U.S. are bracing for the impact of Hurricane Irma. For example, Port Everglades, one of the world’s busiest cruise ports accommodating 3.4 million passengers,
USCG continues post-Harvey port assessments
AUGUST 31, 2017 — Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in Galveston, Texas, continued to inspect and reposition buoys beset by Hurricane Harvey, Thursday. The
Ferry jumper hit with $2,500 USCG civil penalty
AUGUST 29, 2017 — Coast Guard Sector Northern New England has issued a notice of violation for a $2,500 civil penalty to an individual who jumped off a Casco Bay Lines vessel
CRS report takes a hard look at challenges facing USCG
AUGUST 1, 2017 — Ever increasing safety and environmental regulatory demands put pressures not only on vessel owners and operators, but also on enforcement agencies — including the U.S. Coast Guard. This
Unified Command lifts sunken towing vessel
JULY 18, 2017 — A Unified Command yesterday lifted the sunken towing vessel Eric Haney at mile marker 9.7 on the Upper Mississippi River near Cairo, Illinois, Monday. The Unified Command consists
USCG responds to towing vessel grounding
MAY 23, 2017 — Coast Guard crews responded to an uninspected towing vessel taking on water prior to running aground in the Calcasieu Ship Channel, early Monday morning. At 3:45 a.m., the
Senate committee passes 2018 Coast Guard reauthorization
MAY 19, 2017 — The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation yesterday passed S. 1129, the 2018 Coast Guard reauthorization act by voice vote. Among other things it authorizes the Coast