Bouchard: New York COTP orders rescinded
Bouchard Transportation reports that all Captain of the Port Orders and form 835 orders have been rescinded in the Port of New York. Bouchard is slowly returning vessels to the market and
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Hawaii: USCG responds to grounded fishing vessel
U.S. Coast Guard 14th District reports that responders are working to remove potential pollutants from the 63-foot commercial fishing vessel, Midway Island, currently aground off Hilo, Hawaii. The Coast Guard is working
USCG: Search continues for three still missing after two towboats collide
UPDATE: Search now suspended Coast Guard Commander Roberto Trevino, Coast Guard Sector New Orleans, said at a news conference this afternoon that search-and-rescue missions were ongoing following an incident early morning Sunday,
Galveston: Search for missing fishermen suspended
The Coast Guard reports that the search for two fishermen missing from the 81-foot fishing vessel Pappy’s Pride has been suspended. The vessel capsized Tuesday after a collision with the Odfjell chemical
USCG sets 2020 minimum random drug testing rate
The Towing Vessel Inspection Bureau (TVIB) reports that the U.S. Coast Guard has set the calendar year 2020 minimum random drug testing rate at 50% of covered crew members. The minimum random
Bulker master pleads guilty to operating vessel while intoxicated
Vadim Humenyuk last week pleaded guilty to operating a commercial cargo ship in San Francisco Bay while intoxicated, announced U.S. Attorney David L. Anderson and U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port
Responders remove rudder and propeller from Golden Ray
The Unified Command (USCG, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Gallagher Marine Systems) working to remove the capsized car carrier Golden Ray from St. Simons Sound, Georgia, successfully completed the removal of the
USCG returns most New York Waterway ferries to service, but ups inspections
Coast Guard Sector New York has returned to service 18 of the 23 New York Waterway ferries that had been initially suspended for a series of safety concerns in the week leading
USCG: Towboat charter complexities can lead to TSMS gaps
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Inspection and Compliance Directorate has issued a Marine Safety Alert (12-19) warning that the complexities of charter arrangements in the inland towing industry can lead to gaps in
USCG gives update on BWMS type approval program
In a post on its Maritime Commons blog, the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday gave an update on its Ballast Water Management System type approval program, and guidance on several specific issues on