“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana reports that 31 people have been indicted on charges related to a test score-fixing scheme at the U.S. Coast Guard’s Regional