The “Midshipman X” case continues to have consequences and a new USCG Marine Safety Information Bulletin on “Reporting Sexual Misconduct on U.S. Vessels” is getting very serious attention from U.S.-flag operators. Superceding
The Coast Guard has convened a formal marine casualty investigation into a fire that occurred Friday evening aboard the small passenger vessel Spirit of Boston. Rear Adm. John Mauger, Coast Guard First
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a civil penalty with a maximum punishment of $41,093 against a commercial fishing vessel for violating Automated Identification System (AIS) regulations near the mouth of the
Among the many pieces of legislation tacked onto the massive just-passed National Defense Authorization Act was the Great Lakes Winter Commerce Act. It is aimed at updating the Coast Guard’s Great Lakes
Middletown, R.I., KVH Industries, Inc., (Nasdaq: KVHI), has been awarded a U.S. Coast Guard contract worth a potential $69 million that will see it supply the next-generation satellite communications solution for the
In a development first reported by Forbes on Thursday, scheduled delivery of the first Offshore Patrol Cutter, Argus, from Eastern Shipbuilding in Panama City, Fla., may be affected by the discovery of
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has praised the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for issuing a policy letter(CG-CVC Policy Letter 22-03) that, it says, “provides a transparent and expedited process for domestic
Adm. Karl L. Schultz was relieved as commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard by Adm. Linda L. Fagan during a military change-of-command ceremony presided over by President Biden, Wednesday at Coast Guard
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
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