USS Fitzgerald departs Ingalls
Almost three years after a collision with a containership that cost the lives of seven sailors, the USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) departed Ingalls Shipbuilding’s Pascagoula shipyard June 13 to return to her
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Towboat collision underscores importance of accurate AIS data entry and display
A recent collision on the Mississippi River has prompted the Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations & Analysis to issue a Marine Safety Alert (04-20) that says the incident serves as an important
Mississippi River closed after towing vessel slams into Hale Boggs Bridge
The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River between mile markers 115 and 122 after a vessel allided with the Hale Boggs Memorial Bridge, Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received
USS Fitzgerald is back at sea
After nearly two years of repairs and modernization, the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) is back at sea. The ship received extensive damage in a June 17, 2017 collision with the
USCG: Search suspended for three missing since double towboat collision
The Coast Guard today suspended its search for three mariners missing after two towing vessels collided on the Mississippi River at mile marker 123, near Luling, La, Sunday (see earlier story). Response
USCG: Search continues for three still missing after two towboats collide
UPDATE: Search now suspended Coast Guard Commander Roberto Trevino, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, said at a news conference this afternoon that search-and-rescue missions were ongoing following an incident early morning Sunday,
Galveston: One dead after fishing boat and Odfjell tanker collide
The Coast Guard last night reported that it was searching for two fishermen from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride that capsized after a collision near the Galveston jetties in Galveston, Texas,
Coast Guard investigates collision off Oahu
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a reported collision of two vessels approximately 20 miles southeast of Oahu, Wednesday. The commercial fishing vessel, Helen, reportedly collided with the Italian-flagged Liquid Propane Gas
NTSB cites “lack of operational oversight” in McCain collision
The National Transportation Safety Board says that the Aug. 21, 2017, collision between the USS John S McCain and the tanker Alnic MC was caused by insufficient training, inadequate bridge operating procedures
LCS Commander removed after hitting moored bulker
Cmdr. Michael Johnson has been removed from command of the yet-to-be commissioned LCS-15, the future USS Billings, after the ship hit the moored bulk carrier Rosaire Desgagnés when leaving its berth in