Admiral Linda L. Fagan nominated to be next USCG commandant
President Biden has nominated Adm. Linda L. Fagan to serve as the 27th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. On confirmation, Adm. Fagan would be the first woman to serve as commandant
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Halter Marine awarded $555.2 million for second Polar Security Cutter
UPDATED: The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., has awarded Pascagoula, Miss., based shipbuilder VT Halter Marine Inc. a $552,654,757 fixed-price incentive modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-2210. The modification exercises an
Post-Ida response efforts continue
The Coast Guard is continuing to respond to impacts to waterways and assess environmental threats across Southeast Louisiana post-Hurricane Ida. These efforts include working In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of
USCG medevacs crewmember from tugboat
The Coast Guard reports that it medically evacuated a 60-year-old mariner from a tugboat approximately 65 miles off Galveston, Texas, Monday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a call at about 4
Passengers taken off grounded riverboat
All 120 passengers aboard American Jazz, the river cruise vessel that grounded near Canton, Ky., July 8, were transferred safely to shore Friday, along with eight crewmembers. No medical concerns were noted
OMSA in cybersecurity first
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has recently issued formal approval of its recently updated OMSA Alternative Security Plan (ASP). The new OMSA ASP is
Bollinger bids to build Stage 2 of USCG OPC program
Lockport, La., headquartered Bollinger Shipyards has submitted a proposal to the United States Coast Guard to build Stage 2 of the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. If chosen, Bollinger would construct
Seastreak ferry runs aground in Brooklyn
The largest ferry in the Seastreak fleet, the 150-foot Commodore ran aground in Bushwick Inlet, in Brooklyn, New York, Saturday evening. Coast Guard, New York City Fire Department (FDNY), and New York
EBDG weld procedure reduces downtime for critical defense asset
Naval architecture and marine engineering firm Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) reports that it led a complex weld engineering and inspection project for the USNS SBX-1 that included developing an optimized weld
Coast Guard lifts Mississippi River waterway restriction
The Coast Guard today lifted a waterway restriction that had been in place from Mile 736 to Mile 737 on the Mississippi River, in the vicinity of the I-40 bridge in Memphis,