The U.S. Coast Guard is facing a mounting infrastructure crisis, with maintenance backlogs reaching a staggering $7 billion as of June 2024, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office…
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Coast Guard Shuts Down Puerto Rico Cargo Terminal After Ammonium Nitrate Violations
The U.S. Coast Guard has taken action against Puerto Nuevo Terminals (PNT) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, suspending the facility’s permit to handle dangerous cargo after discovering unauthorized handling of…
Labor Leaders Sound Alarm Over DHS Decision to Purge Maritime Safety Committees
A group of top maritime labor leaders in the U.S. is urging Congress to restore nine Federal Advisory committees on maritime safety after their membership was abruptly terminated. The committees—staffed…
U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to tug fire
The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies were responding to a tug fire near Pea Patch Island on the Delaware River, Tuesday.
All four crewmembers were safely evacuated from the vessel. The tug fire has since been extinguished, and the vessel is now under tow.
Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay launched crews from Station Philadelphia and a MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Atlantic City to assist.
At 9:26 a.m., watchstanders from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay received a distress call...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/u-s-coast-guard-partner-agencies-respond-to-tug-fire/
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard Rescue Seven From Sinking Iranian Vessel in Arabian Gulf
U.S. naval forces successfully rescued seven mariners from a sinking Iranian commercial vessel in the Arabian Gulf. The rescue operation involved the USS DEVASTATOR (MCM 6) and U.S. Coast Guard…
Military Sealift Command’s ‘Ocean Giant’ Completes Critical Antarctic Resupply Mission
The Military Sealift Command’s chartered vessel MV Ocean Giant has successfully completed its cargo delivery mission to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, as part of Operation Deep Freeze 2025. The ship arrived…
NTSB: Improper Anchor Chain Scope Led to $1.5M Vessel Loss in Caribbean
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that inadequate anchor chain scope and navigational errors led to the grounding and total loss of the cargo vessel Bonnie G in St. Thomas,…
https://gcaptain.com/ntsb-improper-anchor-chain-scope-led-to-1-5m-vessel-loss-in-caribbean/
GAO Report: Coast Guard Faces Critical Cybersecurity Gaps in $5.4 Trillion Maritime Transportation System
The U.S. Maritime Transportation System (MTS), handling over $5.4 trillion in annual goods and services, faces significant cybersecurity vulnerabilities amid increasing threats from foreign actors and criminal organizations. A new…
Coast Guard Icebreakers Free Trapped Bulk Carrier ‘Manitoulin’ on Lake Erie
U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard vessels successfully freed the Canadian-flagged bulk carrier Manitoulin after it became trapped in Lake Erie’s thick ice near Buffalo, New York on January 22. The…
https://gcaptain.com/coast-guard-icebreakers-free-trapped-bulk-carrier-manitoulin-on-lake-erie/
Four Sailors Rescued from Life Raft After Vessel Sinks in Atlantic’s Silver Bank
The U.S. Coast Guard, the commercial containership El Coquí, and fishing vessel Bonanza successfully rescued four American sailors from a life raft in the Silver Bank waters north of the…