Drone helps cutter make major drug seizures
MAY 9, 2017 — When the USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752) left its home port in Alameda, CA, earlier this year, it became the first U.S. Coast Guard cutter to deploy fully equipped with
MAY 9, 2017 — When the USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752) left its home port in Alameda, CA, earlier this year, it became the first U.S. Coast Guard cutter to deploy fully equipped with
APRIL 26, 2017 — The Coast Guard reports that two surviving crew members of the bulk-carrier Tamar explosion (see earlier story) were medevaced at approximately 4:30 a.m., by a Portuguese aircrew along
APRIL 17, 2015 — Leonardo DRS, Inc., Arlington, VA, reports that it has been awarded a contract by Eastern Shipbuilding to provide hybrid electric drive systems for the U.S. Coast Guard’s new
MARCH 17, 2017 — U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft yesterday delivered the 2017 State of the Coast Guard Address at the National Press Club in Washington, DC. And, in light
MARCH 17, 2017 — After attracting criticism from a bipartisan group of 25 U.S. senators (see earlier story), a Trump Administration draft proposal that would have made big cuts in Coast Guard
MARCH 13, 2017 — Mexico isn’t going to pay for that wall and neither will the Coast Guard, if a bipartisan group of U.S. senators have their way. According to reports, the
MARCH 8, 2017 — Multiple published reports indicate that the Office of Management and Budget is seeking to pay for increases in border security by major cuts to the Coast Guard and
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s new Offshore Patrol Cutters will feature an extensive range of Rolls-Royce equipment, including MTU marine generator sets. The Rolls-Royce equipment was selected by Eastern
FEBRUARY 24, 2017 — The Coast Guard set in motion a detention of the Panama-flagged bulk carriers Atlantic Ruby and Amber L, Feb. 23, 2017, after discovering substandard safety issues while conducting
FEBRUARY 22, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard today awarded five firm fixed-price contracts for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis. The contracts were awarded to Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, Lockport, LA;