Spill seen from air

Offshore operator agrees settlement in GoM oil spill case

The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Taylor Energy Company LLC. a Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to liquidate and turn over all its remaining assets to the United States

Bad weather and maritime tragedies

Safety: As weather gets worse, we must be better

By Lt. Cmdr. Chad Yeamans, MS, SHRM-CP, Detachment Chief, USCG Investigations National Center of Expertise Discussions at the COP26 global climate change conference have put a focus on the future impact of

Somali pirates hostage taking

Prison term handed down in exam scam case

Four defendants have now been sentenced for their roles in a test score-fixing scheme at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Regional Exam Center (REC) New Orleans in in Mandeville, La. One of the

Fairbanks Morse wins Welin Lambiedavit support contract

Fairbanks Morse Defense acquires davit specialist

Beloit, Wis.-based Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management has acquired U.K.-based davit specialist Welin Lambie Ltd. FMD says the acquisition further expands its capabilities and service solutions

USCG: No place for sexual assault in maritime

With the disclosures in the “Midshipman X” case still casting a shadow over the maritime industry, the Coast Guard is warning that sexual assault has no place in the maritime profession and

Coast Guard cites fishing vessel operator for negligence on Columbia River

The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation to the owner and master aboard a 48-foot commercial fishing vessel for negligence while operating in conditions of restricted visibility and a failure to

USCG is to crack down on small passenger vessel fire safety

Towing vessel steering failure prompts safety alert

The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 06-21 to notify mariners of a potentially dangerous situation involving improperly machined threads which can lead to steering ram

C5ISR facility opening ceremony

New Eastern Shipbuilding C5ISR production facility supports OPC construction

Eastern Shipbuilding Group this week commissioned a new C5ISR (Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance) production facility at its Allanton, Fla., shipyard. The new, dedicated shore-based facility is specifically

commissioning ceremony

Bollinger celebrates commissioning of FRC 45

Representatives from Bollinger Shipyards LLC joined senior U.S. Coast Guard officials at USCG Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia, Pa., October 15, for the commissioning of one of the newest Sentinel-class Fast Response

MSC Danit file photp

Pipeline spill investigators board MSC box ship

U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the 14,028 TEU containership MSC Danit on Saturday, in the Port of Long Beach. Prior to the visit, U.S.

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