TTB: Vessel operators, TPOs join forces on Subchapter M panel

While waterways operators may be relaxing a little after the industry’s successful completion of the four-year Certificate of Inspection phase-in of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety program, they now face further

Wiernicki at podium

Wiernicki: LNG is “a fuel in transition”

ABS chairman, president and CEO Christopher J. Wiernicki made it clear that LNG will be a key fuel in the energy transition in a keynote speech at the 6th Liquefied Gas and

OPC 1 drive shaft was out of conformity

Drive shaft issue could impact delivery of OPC 1

In a development first reported by Forbes on Thursday, scheduled delivery of the first Offshore Patrol Cutter, Argus, from Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Fla., may be affected by the discovery of

Capsized SEACOR Power on the evening of the accident, with a Coast Guard response boat in the foreground. [U.S. Coast Guard photograph]

NTSB: Severe winds led to fatal capsizing of SEACOR Power

Severe winds during a thunderstorm led to a loss of stability and ultimately the capsizing of the liftboat SEACOR Power, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday during a public board meeting.

Vice Admiral Linda L. Fagin

Admiral Linda Fagan confirmed as Coast Guard commandant

The Senate has confirmed Admiral Linda L. Fagan as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Fagan, whose nomination was announced in April, will be the first woman to hold the position. President

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans holds change of command ceremony

Capt. Kelly Denning relieved Capt. Will Watson as commander of Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, April 14, at a change of command ceremony presided over by Rear Adm. Richard Timme, commander, Coast

Grounded tug

VIDEO: Tug and barge carrying munitions run aground

A tug and barge chartered by the Navy’s Military Sealift Command ran aground at Deerfield Beach, Fla., February 3. The barge was carrying ordnance, fuel and other supplies for the Atlantic Undersea

Indictment graphic

Eight more indicted in Coast Guard exam scam case

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reports that eight more individuals have been indicted in the long-running case involving a test score-fixing scheme at the U.S. Coast Guard’s

Helicopter over tugboat

USCG medevacs crewmember from tugboat

The Coast Guard reports that it medically evacuated a 60-year-old mariner from a tugboat approximately 65 miles off Galveston, Texas, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at about 4

Capsized SEACOR Power on the evening of the accident, with a Coast Guard response boat in the foreground. [U.S. Coast Guard photograph]

Coast Guard SEACOR Power hearing starts Monday

The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal public hearing starting Monday, August 2 in Houma, La., to consider evidence related to the capsizing of the liftboat SEACOR Power and the

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