NSC 5 completes builder’s sea trials

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

USCG responds to multi-vessel Mississippi collision

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

One dead in tugboat sinking

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.

USCG detains MOL containership in Seattle

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

State of Coast Guard? Under heavy strain

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

DHS appropriations deadlock threatens USCG programs

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

Polar Star makes progress on Antarctic rescue mission

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

Final Rule widens NOA and AIS requirements

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

Bollinger Shipyards announces key promotion

JANUARY 27, 2015 — Bollinger Shipyards today announced another key internal promotion designed to enhance the strategic value of the company.   “I am pleased to announce the promotion of Chris Remont

Ingalls starts fabrication of NSC 7

JANUARY 21, 2015 —  Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has officially started fabrication on the U.S. Coast Guard’s seventh National Security Cutter (NSC), Kimball (WMSL 756). “We continue to increase

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