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09 May

Coast Guard rescues seven after megayacht takes on water

Rich MillerCasualty NewsCoast Guard

(SEATTLE) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued seven people over the weekend after the 143-foot yacht they were aboard took on water and became disabled 25 miles off the Washington coast. Watch standers at the Coast Guard Sector Columbia River command center received a radio call from the crew of the vessel at 6 a.m. Saturday, reporting the yacht was…

06 May

Texas captain honored for actions during rescue

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard

(CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas) — The U.S. Coast Guard recognized Jonathan Green, captain of the crew boat Tropic Star, during a ceremony in Aransas Pass, Texas, on Friday. Coast Guard Capt. Hans Govertsen, commander, Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi, presented Green and the Tropic Star crew with a certificate of merit for saving the lives of two individuals who were…

06 May

Tanker owner guilty of falsifying papers, obstruction

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — Liquimar Tankers Management Services Inc. and Evridiki Navigation Inc. were sentenced after being convicted at trial on all charges, including violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, falsifying ships’ documents, obstructing a U.S. Coast Guard inspection and making false statements to U.S. Coast Guard inspectors. U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Andrews for the District of Delaware…

05 May

Coast Guard seeks icebreaker to plug PSC gap

Rich MillerMaritime News, ShipbuildingCoast Guard, shipbuilding

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard released a request for information (RFI) on Tuesday to acquire a commercial icebreaker built in the United States following announced delays in the production of the service's new polar security cutters (PSCs). The Coast Guard’s RFI inquires about vessels available for purchase in 2023 or 2024 and that can operate in or around the…

03 May

Man rescued after ferry crew alerts Coast Guard

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard, ferry

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a ferry passenger who fell into the water off Galveston, Texas, on Monday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watch standers received a report at 11:30 a.m. over VHF-FM Channel 16 from personnel aboard John W. Johnson, a nearby passenger vessel, who saw an adult male fall off the Gibb Gilchrist ferry in…

28 Apr

New standard addresses LED radio interference

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard, Electronics

(WASHINGTON) — The Coast Guard Inspections and Compliance Directorate has published Marine Safety Information Bulletin 03-22 to inform mariners of a newly published technical standard addressing LED radio interference to maritime VHF radio and automatic identification systems (AIS). Marine Safety Alert 13-18 advised mariners of poor reception on VHF frequencies used for radiotelephone and AIS when in the vicinity of…

18 Apr

Coast Guard assists tug taking on water in Texas

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, Coast Guard, towing

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard assisted four people aboard a tugboat taking on water in the Intracoastal Waterway near Freeport, Texas, on Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston command center watch standers received a phone call at 6:02 a.m. from the captain of the 52-foot tugboat Captain Mark stating the vessel was taking on water near the Brazos River flood…

15 Apr

Coast Guard terminates illegal charters in San Diego

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard, Regulation

(SAN DIEGO) — Coast Guard Sector San Diego personnel terminated three illegal charter boats operating in San Diego Bay last weekend. Sector San Diego boarding team members and investigators identified three illegal charter boats operating in the bay and terminated all three voyages due to unsafe overloading conditions, insufficient life-saving equipment and failure to provide a qualified or licensed operator…

13 Apr

Polar Star back in dry dock after Antarctic duty

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard, Icebreakers

(ALAMEDA, Calif.) — The 140-member crew of U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) returned to the United States and entered dry dock Friday after completing a 147-day deployment in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and national interests in Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere. Polar Star’s crew departed their Seattle home port on Nov. 13 for the cutter’s…

06 Apr

Former Coast Guard exam center worker charged with bribery

Rich MillerLicensing & TrainingCoast Guard

(NEW ORLEANS) — A former U.S. Coast Guard employee has been charged with bribery while serving in his role at a Coast Guard examination center in Louisiana. Eldridge Johnson was previously charged with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States in an indictment that pertained to Johnson's conduct after he retired from the Coast Guard. The superseding bill…