The Coast Guard has issued an interim rule as the first step toward implementing statutorily mandated requirements for duck boats — DUKW amphibious passenger vessels. This statutory mandate was enacted after the
Four years after the fire aboard the Conception dive boat claimed 34 lives, the National Transportation Safety Board has renewed its call for the U.S. Coast Guard to require safety management systems
The U.S. Coast Guard said yesterday that first responders are shifting the focus of their Maui fire response to minimizing maritime environmental impacts, while remaining ready to respond to any new reports
It’s that time of year again and, as well as dealing with multiple cases of recreational boaters getting into dangerous situations, the Coast Guard is stepping up its efforts to crack down
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an August 8, 2022, incident in which the 154 foot long U.S. Coast Guard cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) collided with the 23-foot-long
The U.S. Coast Guard says it has received debris and evidence recovered from the seafloor at the site of the Titan wreck when the M/V Horizon Arctic arrived in St. John’s Newfoundland,
Citing reports from relatives, the BBC is reporting that a UAE-based British billionaire, Hamish Harding, is among those aboard a submersible missing in the vicinity of the RMS Titanic wreck, some 900
MetalCraft Marine Inc. (MCM) has been awarded a $31 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) as part of its Long-Range Interceptor (LRI) III program. This is the second contract MCM
The “Midshipman X” case continues to have consequences and a new USCG Marine Safety Information Bulletin on “Reporting Sexual Misconduct on U.S. Vessels” is getting very serious attention from U.S.-flag operators. Superceding
The Coast Guard has convened a formal marine casualty investigation into a fire that occurred Friday evening aboard the small passenger vessel Spirit of Boston. Rear Adm. John Mauger, Coast Guard First
