MAY 19, 2015 – The House of Representatives yesterday unanimously approved the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 (H.R. 1987). It authorizes Coast Guard and Federal Maritime Commission funding levels for two
APRIL 21, 2015 — The Coast Guard is responding to a 621-foot bulk carrier which ran aground in the vicinity of Wellesley Island, in the St. Lawrence River, New York, Monday. Vessel
APRIL 8, 2015 — Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) reports the successful completion of builder’s sea trials for the company’s fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), Joshua James (WMSL 754). The
APRIL 7, 2015 —The Coast Guard is responding to an collision on the lower Mississippi River near Convent, LA. Yesterday at approximately 4:00 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received
MARCH 16, 2015 — The captain of the 65 ft tugboat Sea Bear, operated by Seawolf Marine Transportation, Bayonne, NJ, lost his life Saturday when the vessel sank off Fire Island, NY.
MARCH 9, 2015 — U.S. Coast Guard personnel detained the containership MOL Precision in Seattle, Thursday, March 5. Port State Control officers, from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, discovered several significant violations
FEBRUARY 25, 2015 — “Everyone will receive a pay check for work performed through February 27,” Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft said Tuesday as he delivered the 2015 State of the
FEBRUARY 19, 2015 — With Congress in a stalemate over the FY 2015 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is warning of the impact on maritime security of
FEBRUARY 12, 2015 — The U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker CG Polar Star is making slow but steady progress to assist an Australian-flagged fishing vessel trapped by ice in Antarctica. The 399-foot Polar
JANUARY 30, 2015 — The U.S. Coast Guard today announced the publication of the final rule on Vessel Requirements for Notices of Arrival and Departure (NOAs) and Automatic Identification Systems (AIS). This