U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area today released photos taken when an incinerator room fire broke out on the USCG’s only operational heavy icebreaker, Polar Star, 650 miles north of Antarctica. According to
ABS Advanced Solutions has launched a first-of-its-kind cyber security solution to aid regulated maritime facilities in complying with U.S. Coast Guard guidance. The suite of services provides a turnkey solution for port
FEBRUARY 4, 2019 — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Marine Safety Center has issued the sixteenth USCG Ballast Water Management System Type Approval certificate to Envirocleanse, LLC, for its inTank BWTS, after a
JANUARY 2, 2019 — Coast Guard personnel continued to work around the clock over the holiday period on multiple life saving and other missions — despite having no certainty as to when
OCTOBER 9, 2018 – The U.S. Coast Guard and firefighters and rescue paramedics from the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY) Special Operations Command yesterday conducted a joint safety
AUGUST 21, 2018 — Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, recently delivered the Fast Response Cutter USCGC Robert Ward (WPC-1130) to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, FL. “We are proud to announce the
AUGUST 1, 2018 — The U.S. Coast Guard commandant has convened a formal Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the loss of the U.S.-flagged amphibious passenger vessel, Stretch Duck 07, which occurred
JUNE 25, 2018 — Illegal passenger vessel operations pose a risk to public safety, credentialed mariners, and legitimate operators. A Coast Guard posting on its Maritime Commons blog highlights a recent case
MAY 31, 2018 —A U.S. Coast Guard Safety Alert (07-18) warns of dangers associated with leaks of ethylene vapors. During an examination of a Liquefied Gas Carrier whose cargo tanks contained ethylene
MARCH 8, 2017 — President Donald J. Trump has nominated Vice Adm. Karl L. Schultz to be the 26th Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard and to be promoted to Admiral. Vice
