VIDEO: USCG rescues two from capsized tow boat

APRIL 17, 2015 — The Coast Guard rescued two people Saturday from a Sea Tow boat 26 miles west of Cedar Key, FL. At 11:04 p.m. Friday watch standers from Sector St.

USCG warns of dangers of Suspect and Counterfeit Items

APRIL 7, 2017 — The U.S. Coast has issued a Marine Safety Alert (03-17) warning of the dangers of Suspect and Counterfeit Items (S/CIs) — products represented as meeting specified manufacturing and

Philly Shipyard, Fincantieri team for USCG polar icebreaker

APRIL 6, 2017—Philly Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA, is teaming with Fincantieri Marine Group (FMG) to compete for the detail design and construction of the next generation heavy polar icebreaker for the United States

GAO reports on Abandoned and Distressed Vessels

MARCH 28, 2017 — The GAO has published a report reviewing the actions federal and state agencies have taken to address abandoned and distressed vessels (ADVs) in U.S. waterways. ADVs can block

Caustic soda spill leads to costly deck damage

MARCH 28, 2017 — The USCG Headquarters Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has issued a “lessons learned” circular on the hazards of chemical spills. Earlier this year several Coast Guard marine

USCG awards five polar icebreaker design study contracts

FEBRUARY 22, 2017 — The U.S. Coast Guard today awarded five firm fixed-price contracts for heavy polar icebreaker design studies and analysis. The contracts were awarded to Bollinger Shipyards, LLC, Lockport, LA;

Failed to use USCG approved BWMS, faces civil penalty

FEBRUARY 14, 2017 —The Coast Guard has initiated civil penalty proceedings against Hamburg headquartered Vega Reederei GmbH & Co. KG after investigators found that around Jan. 29, 2017, while moored in Tacoma,

New USCG cutter to feature MAN Diesel engines

JANUARY 16, 2017—The U.S. Coast Guard new Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) will have MAN’s 28/33D STC engines installed as the main propulsion. Lex Nijsen, Head of Four-Stroke Marine, MAN Diesel & Turbo,

Alfa Laval BWTS gets USCG type approval

DECEMBER 27, 2016 – Alfa Laval reports that it received U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) type approval for the third generation of its ballast water treatment system (BWTS), PureBallast, on December 23. The

Bollinger delivers twenty-first FRC

DECEMBER 13, 2016 — Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, LA, has delivered the USCGC John McCormick, the 21st Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. The Coast Guard took delivery of the

LOAD MORE