Federal prison for narco sub trio
Three Colombian nationals seized in a dramatic June 18, 2019 Coast Guard take down of a narco sub (see video) were today sentenced to federal prison terms. U.S. District Judge Susan C.
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USCG monitors salvage of tugboat that hit bridge
The Coast Guard was today monitoring the salvage of the tugboat Miss Bonnie, responsible for a discharge of diesel fuel in the vicinity of the Old Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet, N.C.,
Ingalls starts construction of NSC 10
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division yesterday officially started fabrication of the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) Calhoun (WMSL 759). The start of fabrication signifies that
Coast Guard issues OPC program RFI
Following the Department of Homeland Security decision to make changes in its Offshore Patrol Cutter contract with Eastern Shipbuilding, the U.S. Coast Guard has released a request for information (RFI) to gauge
USCG releases draft specs for Waterways Commerce Cutter variants
The U.S. Coast Guard is pressing ahead with its plan to replace the capabilities of 13 Inland Construction Tenders (WLIC) and 18 River Buoy Tenders (WLR) with a new class of Waterways
Birdon America awarded $390 million U.S. Coast Guard and Army contracts
Australian-based Birdon Group reports that its U.S. subsidiary, Birdon America Inc., has been awarded two new contracts worth up to $390 million. In one contract, valued at up to $190 million, Birdon
Gulf Coast assesses aftermath of Barry
Flood warning remained in effect in some areas this morning as the remnants of what is now Tropical Depression Barry left the Gulf Coast area, but left trailing rain bands that drenched
VIDEO: Coast Guard in dramatic narco sub take down
The Coast Guard has released dramatic video of a June 18 incident in which crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) boarded a narco sub while operating in
USCG to award contract for Polar Security Cutter “this spring”
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to award the contract for the first Polar Security Cutter in the very near future. Giving the 2019 State of the Coast Guard address at Coast
Loss of well control on rig in U.S. Gulf
JULY 23, 2013—The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) will be conducting an investigation into the cause of the loss of well control event aboard a Hercules jack-up rig in 154