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  • VIDEO: USCG continues NYC icebreaking operations as ferries suspend services

    VIDEO: USCG continues NYC icebreaking operations as ferries suspend services Commuters in the New York City area today woke up to learn from their TV morning shows that ferry services continued to be disrupted by ice. “The freezing conditions around New York Harbor have shut down most ferry service, and the suspensions could last a…

  • VIDEO: USCG launches Operation RENEW 2026

    VIDEO: USCG launches Operation RENEW 2026 Not all Coast Guard icebreaking operations involve Polar or Arctic-class icebreakers, and, in preparation for the 2026 winter season, the Coast Guard Northeast District has launched Operation RENEW (Reliable Energy for Northeast Winters) 2026, emphasizing the service’s critical role in maintaining the flow of heating oil to the Northeast…

  • Seaspan inks deal with Bollinger, Rauma for USCG Arctic Security Cutter program

    Seaspan inks deal with Bollinger, Rauma for USCG Arctic Security Cutter program Another piece of the Arctic Security Cutter jigsaw puzzle has fallen neatly into place. North Vancouver, B.C.-based Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) has now signed agreements with Bollinger Shipyards (Bollinger) and Rauma Marine Constructions Oy (RMC) to provide its proven Multi-Purpose Icebreaker (MPI) design and…

  • Coast Guard rescues two aliens who jumped from barge in San Juan Harbor

    Coast Guard rescues two aliens who jumped from barge in San Juan Harbor A Coast Guard Station San Juan boat crew rescued two aliens from the water this past Sunday, after they jumped from a barge that was transiting San Juan Harbor, Puerto Rico. The barge, the Charlotte Bridge, was being towed into San Juan…

  • Austal USA lays keel of its first OPC: Pickering (WMSM 919)

    Austal USA lays keel of its first OPC: Pickering (WMSM 919) Austal USA yesterday hosted a keel laying ceremony for Pickering (WMSM 919), the first U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) to be built at the company’s Mobile, Ala., shipyard. Pickering (WMSM 919). is being built under a contract that includes up…

  • VIDEO: Massive fire on ONE Henry Hudson in Port of LA now under control

    VIDEO: Massive fire on ONE Henry Hudson in Port of LA now under control A fire that broke about the Ocean Network Express containership ONE Henry Hudson, Friday evening, while moored in the Port of Los Angeles was reportedly largely under control by Saturday evening. The vessel had been moved to an anchorage approximately one…

  • USCG’s Operation River Wall surges assets to Rio Grande

    USCG’s Operation River Wall surges assets to Rio Grande The U.S. Coast Guard today reported the deployment of additional forces to the Rio Grande River in eastern Texas, starting on October 9, 2025, to ensure operational control of the border where President Trump has declared a national emergency. The service says that this surge operation…

  • USCG awards Rozema $70.9M heavy weather boat contract

    USCG awards Rozema $70.9M heavy weather boat contract The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to Rozema Boat Works Inc. of Mount Vernon, Wash., to acquire up to six second-generation special-purpose craft – heavy weather (SPC-HWX II) boats. The Coast Guard says the total potential value of the contract…

  • Bollinger-led team picked to build six Arctic Security Cutters

    Bollinger-led team picked to build six Arctic Security Cutters Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed at the White House yesterday by President Trump and Finnish President Alexander Stubb, a team led by Bollinger Shipyards, in partnership with Rauma Marine Constructions, Seaspan Shipyards, and Aker Arctic Technology Inc., has been selected for the design and construction…

  • USCG designates new WWCs as the “Chief Petty Officer Class”

    USCG designates new WWCs as the “Chief Petty Officer Class” The U.S. Coast Guard is to designate its new fleet of Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCCs) as the “Chief Petty Officer Class.” Each cutter will be named in honor of a Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer, recognizing the profound impact and legacy of these leaders within…

  • US Coast Guard: Risk assessment now prerequisite for LNG, alternative fuel bunkering

    US Coast Guard: Risk assessment now prerequisite for LNG, alternative fuel bunkering The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has proposed new guidelines to govern the transfer […] The post US Coast Guard: Risk assessment now prerequisite for LNG, alternative fuel bunkering appeared first on Offshore Energy. Sara Kosmajac Go to offshore energy biz

  • GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet

    GAO reports on issues plaguing USCG cutter fleet The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report on the actions it says that the U.S. Coast Guard needs to take to address the problems facing its aging fleet of 241 cutters, vessels 65 feet or greater in length with accommodations for crew to live…

  • Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis departs on its maiden voyage

    Coast Guard polar icebreaker Storis departs on its maiden voyage The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis (WAGB 21) the first polar icebreaker acquired by the Coast Guard in more than 25 years, departed on its maiden voyage to safeguard U.S. sovereign interests in the Arctic and conduct Coast Guard missions, less than six months after…

  • USCG Alaska responds to burning car carrier Morning Midas

    USCG Alaska responds to burning car carrier Morning Midas In the wake of the Felicity Ace incident, car carrier fires involving EVs continue to be a concern and in a post on X, USCG Alaska yesterday reported that it was responding to a fire onboard the 600 car carrier Morning Midas, 300 miles southwest of…

  • USCG streamlines underwater survey regulations

    USCG streamlines underwater survey regulations Aiming to cut the costs of underwater surveys on U.S..-flagged ships, the U.S. Coast Guard has released updated guidance (NVIC 01-89 Change 1) that streamlines the regulatory framework to reduce costs and increases the competitive advantage of the American Registry without compromising safety. This update of the underwater survey regulations…

  • Trump nominates Admiral Kevin E. Lunday to be 28th USCG commandant

    Trump nominates Admiral Kevin E. Lunday to be 28th USCG commandant President Trump is nominating Adm. Kevin E. Lunday to serve as the 28th commandant of the Coast Guard. Until confirmed by the Senate, Lunday will continue serving as acting commandant, a position he has held since the ouster of former commandant Admiral Linda Fagan…

  • USCG streamlines reflagging ships to the American Registry

    USCG streamlines reflagging ships to the American Registry The Coast Guard says that it has streamlined the process for reflagging foreign ships to be certificated under the American Registry, without compromising safety. In doing so, the USCG has consolidated the reflagging process under a single program based on international standards. Benefits include: Reducing pre-inspection plan…

  • Unified Command gains control of discharge from leaking Louisiana Well 59

    Unified Command gains control of discharge from leaking Louisiana Well 59 After what CBS describes as “more than a week of oil shooting vertically out of an unused well off the coast of Louisiana,” a Unified Command, consisting of the Coast Guard and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO), has successfully secured the discharge…

  • USCG issues RFI on light and medium icebreaking capabilities

    USCG issues RFI on light and medium icebreaking capabilities Last month the Coast Guard issued a request for information (RFI) to assess the current capabilities of the U.S. and international maritime industrial base to support Arctic Security Cutter (ASC) icebreaker acquisition efforts. Now the service has released an RFI to inform the development of its…

  • USCG issues RFI for icebreaking Arctic Security Cutter

    USCG issues RFI for icebreaking Arctic Security Cutter The U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) reported last month that the Trump administration’s final Fiscal Year 2025 spending bill could include a provision for a new Arctic Security Cutter program that would operate in parallel with the ongoing Polar Security Cutter icebreaker program. Now the Coast Guard has…

  • Coast Guard surges assets to protect U.S. maritime borders

    Coast Guard surges assets to protect U.S. maritime borders The Coast Guard today announced immediate action on executive orders issued by the White House Tuesday, surging assets to maritime borders. “The U.S. Coast Guard is the world’s premiere maritime law enforcement agency, vital to protecting America’s maritime borders, territorial integrity and sovereignty,” said Adm. Kevin…

  • USCG Commandant Linda Fagan relieved of duties

    USCG Commandant Linda Fagan relieved of duties The first woman to lead the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Linda L. Fagan, has been relieved of her duties as Commandant. Members of the service learned of the change in the following ALCOAST email. ALCOAST 021/25 – JAN 2025 LEADERSHIP NOTIFICATION TO USCG WORKFORCEU.S. Coast Guard sent this…

  • Coast Guard to rename former ECO icebreaker Storis

    Coast Guard to rename former ECO icebreaker Storis The Coast Guard has now completed acceptance of the Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) icebreaking vessel Aiviq. On commissioning, it will be renamed Coast Guard Cutter Storis, becoming the second cutter to bear that name. The original Storis, built in 1942 and known as the “Galloping Ghost of…

  • USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders

    USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Maritime Safety Alert after marine inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) discovered counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control Examination at the Port of Baltimore. The identification plate on the ladder (Figure 1) contained several errors, including referencing ISO 779-1…

  • Multiple people missing in Alaska fishing vessel capsize

    Multiple people missing in Alaska fishing vessel capsize The Coast Guard and Good Samaritans have been searching since Sunday for a number of people from a fishing vessel that reportedly capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska. Coast Guard watchstanders have received reports from individuals familiar with those aboard the vessel that indicate there were five people…