Coast Guard News


USCG Foundation Announces Scholarships

Feb 27, 2015

The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that it has kicked off its scholarship season. Accepting applications until March 15th…

Chief Engineer Sentenced for Pollution Violations

Feb 25, 2015

Chief U.S. District Judge Catherine C. Blake sentenced Noly Torato Vidad of the Philippines, the Chief Engineer of the cargo vessel M/V Selene Leader, to eight months in prison, followed by one year of supervised release, for obstruction of…

USCG Commandant Visits Port of San Diego

Feb 20, 2015

Admiral Paul Zukunft, Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, visited the Port of San Diego’s administrative offices on February 12. The Commandant was in town to participate in the 2015 Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association /U…

Japanese Student Overboard in the Pacific

Feb 18, 2015

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) search operations continue for a student reported overboard from a Japanese training vessel approximately 70 miles southwest of Kauai, Tuesday. USCG said its watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector Honolulu Command Center were notified at 9:56 a…

USCG Warns Against Ice Dangers On Lake Champlain

Feb 14, 2015

Coast Guard crews at Station Burlington, Vermont, are urging Lake Champlain locals and visitors to use extreme caution on the lake and surrounding waters this weekend.With more snow forecasted, unsafe ice may be hidden from view and poses…

Harvey Gulf Claims Another LNG Milestone

Feb 14, 2015

Harvey Gulf International Marine LLC made maritime history in North America last week by being not only the first owner/operator of a dual fuel offshore support vessel to bunker LNG as a marine fuel but to also successfully complete the first…

USCG Medevacs Fisherman near Cold Bay, Alaska

Feb 13, 2015

The Coast Guard medevaced a 36-year-old man from the 252-foot fishing vessel American Triumph approximately 92 miles north of Cold Bay, Alaska, Thursday.A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew forward deployed in…

Cleanup Continues at Shell Wharf

Feb 12, 2015

The cleanup and response operations continue for oil released at the Shell Wharf in Martinez, Wednesday.Assessments conducted throughout Wednesday continue to show no impact to the shoreline or wildlife, and no impact to the Martinez Marina or nearby marsh…

New Safety Course Gains MCA Approval

Feb 11, 2015

Videotel  has responded to major changes in international seafarer training legislation by producing a new e-learning course which establishes effective procedures onboard ship that will help to save lives in the event of an emergency situation…

USCG Detain Tanker in Port Angeles

Feb 11, 2015

Coast Guard personnel detained the tanker Overseas Jademar in Port Angeles, Monday. Port State Control officers, from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, discovered several significant safety violations during a port state control exam of the Marshall Island-flagged tanker…

USCG Sets 2015 Drug Testing Rate

Feb 10, 2015

The Coast Guard set the calendar year 2015 minimum drug testing rate at 25 percent of covered crewmembers.The minimum random drug testing rate is effective January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.The Coast Guard requires marine employers…

CGC Alex Haley Returns from 70-day Bering Sea Patrol

Feb 10, 2015

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to Kodiak Sunday following a successful 70-day deployment patrolling more than 10,800 miles throughout the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands.Alex Haley, known as the “Bulldog of the Bering…

USCG Rescues 4 Mexican Poachers

Feb 09, 2015

Coast Guard crews rescued four Mexican nationals from their sinking boat Saturday, after they were spotted illegally fishing north of the U.S./Mexico maritime border. At approximately 8 p.m. Saturday, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Brant…

USCG Launch Redesigned Boating Safety Website

Feb 08, 2015

The U.S. Coast Guard's Office of the Auxiliary and Boating Safety has officially launched its redesigned Boating Safety website to provide easier navigation for recreational boaters to locate the information they need.'The newly redesigned…

HSC-25 Rescues Stranded Boaters Near Guam

Feb 07, 2015

Sailors from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam and rescue crews from Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, 40 nautical miles north-northeast of the U.S. territory of Guam, recovered three stranded boaters a mile offshore near the village of Songsong…

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