Just this year, seaman jobsites quickly became the new normal for sea-based job applications. This was the kind of hiring process that I prefer ten years ago. Actually, I tried this approach few years back. I emailed 100+ local manning agencies hoping to get hired. Only a handful of them responded...
A Bosun is an unlicensed head of the Deck Rating Department. He is primarily responsible for keeping the vessel’s hull in good condition. Although he’s in charge of deck maintenance, he is also under the direction of Chief Officer and eventually the Master. His main duty is of organizing,...
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma returned to Kittery, Maine, Thursday after a 70-day counter-drug patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Tahoma’s crew seized approximately 700 lbs. of cocaine, valued at $12.5 million while working with an armed helicopter interdiction tactical squadron MH-65 aircraft on board.
The crew of Tahoma worked with several other Coast Guard units in the area to detain 27 suspected narcotics traffickers, and interdict 9,600 lbs. of cocaine and 640 lbs. of marijuana.
Taho...
https://www.workboat.com/news/bluewater/uscg-cutter-returns-home-after-12-5-million-drug-bust/
The U.S. Coast Guard announced that Seattle will be the home of the service’s three new 460’x88′ polar security cutters. USCG is the nation’s lead agency responsible for providing assured surface access in the polar regions.
The Coast Guard conducted a detailed analysis to identify locations that could accommodate the Polar Security Cutter. Based on operational and logistical needs, Seattle was determined to be the appropriate homeport for the first three Polar Security Cutters. Seattle will...
https://www.workboat.com/news/government/seattle-will-be-home-to-uscgs-polar-security-cutters/
The 93’x28’x12.7′ research vessel Virginia successfully completed sea trials and is currently transiting to its home port in Virginia.
Matane, Quebec, Canada-based Meridien Maritime Reparation built the research vessel Virginia for the Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Va.
Designed by JMS Naval Architects, Mystic, Conn., the vessel operates as an uninspected research vessel with an ABS Loadline. The design offers flexibility in science outfitting allowing for high...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/research-vessel-takes-up-residency-virginia/