SEACOR Power: Salvage ops begin
Salvage operations on the capsized lift boat SEACOR Power have gotten underway. Among the assets deployed is another SEACOR lift boat, the SEACOR Eagle. It is staged with gear near capsized vessel
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“Nuisance” tugboat scuttled off Alaska
An abandoned tugboat deemed to be a “nuisance vessel” was scuttled offshore Southeast Alaska, Sunday. The operation to sink the derelict tugboat Lumberman was carried out by the City and Borough of
USCG: Emergency dewatering equipment essential under Sub M
A U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Alert (02-2) released last month notes the increasing failure rate of fixed and portable emergency dewatering equipment in the inspected towing vessel fleet. The alert reiterates
Court decision takes mariner a step closer to qualifying as Great Lakes pilot
According to the Institute for Justice — a 501(c)(3) organization that describes itself as “the national law firm for liberty,” — an experienced merchant mariner “yesterday bested the Coast Guard and a
Three more guilty pleas in USCG test score scam
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reports that three more individuals have pleaded guilty in relation to a test score-fixing scheme at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Regional Exam
CRS issues update on Waterways Commerce Cutter
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) has released an updated “In Focus” brief on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program, which envisages procuring up to 35 replacements for the Coast
Bollinger delivers third FRC for Guam
Delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla., the USCGC Frederick Hatch is the 166th vessel that Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a
VIDEO: Stern section removed from Golden Ray wreck
The St. Simons Sound Incident response team today completed the removal of Section Eight, the stern, of the capsized car carrier Golden Ray. The heavy lift vessel VB-10000, which had earlier completed
VIDEO: USCG cutter tows disabled fishing vessel to safety
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma has safely towed a disabled fishing vessel, located 160 nautical miles East of Nantucket, Mass., to safety. Tahoma received a report at 10:26 p.m. Sunday
Pacific Carriers hit with $12 million fine for pollution case felony offenses
In a ruling in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Singapore based Pacific Carriers Limited (PCL) was yesterday sentenced to pay a fine of $12,000,000 after pleading