U.S. joins antipiracy group ReCAAP
SEPTEMBER 23, 2014 — The U.S. will today become the twentieth nation to join the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP). Established in 2006,
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Coast Guard takes delivery of fourth NSC
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division yesterday delivered the National Security Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) to the U.S. Coast Guard today. The ship will be commissioned in
Remembering maritime heroes on 9/11
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014—It’s been hard to imagine it’s been 13 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks. For many of us, the wounds are still fresh. It’s a day that touches us
Safety alert stresses importance of air draft
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014 — The U.S. Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has issued a Marine Safety Alert (09-14) entitled “Air Draft is Critical.” Following is the text: Air draft is a
Coast Guard responds to grounded laker
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 — Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie is responding to a 1,004-foot freighter that ran aground in Straits of Mackinac, Thursday evening. At 6:30 p.m., a search-and-rescue controller at
Disabled tanker heads to San Francisco for repairs
AUGUST 25, 2014—A 12,105 gross ton tanker that was disabled by a deadly engine room fire on August 13 is being towed to the Port of San Francisco for repairs. The 485-foot-long
Oil spill closes 15 mile stretch of Ohio River
AUGUST 19, 2014 — The Coast Guard, EPA and Ohio and Kentucky officials are responding to a reported 8,000 gallon diesel spill from the Duke Energy W.C. Beckjord Power Station near Cincinnati,
Ingalls christens USCG’s latest National Security Cutter
AUGUST 17, 2014 — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division christened the company’s fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), James (WMSL 754), Saturday, August 16, in front of nearly
Coast Guard responds to multiple vessel collision
AUGUST 13, 2014 — Coast Guard Sector New Orleans is investigating a multiple vessel collision on the Mississippi River, near the Gretna ferry landing, early Wednesday. Watchstanders received a report, late Tuesday
Drydocking gives Coast Guard cutter new life
AUGUST 11, 2014—The 210 ft U.S. Coast Guard cutter Dauntless recently returned to its homeport of Galveston, TX, following a two-month patrol interdicting narcotics and migrant traffic of of the coast of