Coast Guard – Page 4 – Professional Mariner

05 Apr

Biden nominates first female Coast Guard commandant

Rich MillerLicensing & TrainingCoast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden has nominated Adm. Linda L. Fagan to serve as the 27th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. Upon confirmation, Fagan will be the first woman to serve in the post. Fagan currently serves as the 32nd vice commandant, having assumed the duties on June 18, 2021. The vice commandant is the vice service chief and…

31 Mar

Chesapeake dredging resumes after tugs fail to refloat boxship

Rich MillerCasualty NewsCoast Guard, Salvage

(GIBSON ISLAND, Md.) — The containership Ever Forward remained grounded in Chesapeake Bay on Thursday after tugboats failed to free the vessel Tuesday, WBAL TV reported. The U.S. Coast Guard provided an update Thursday, saying the service, the Maryland Department of the Environment and Evergreen Marine Corp. continue to work to refloat the ship. The Coast Guard says attempts will…

31 Mar

Strong outdraft, wind cited in Illinois lock strike

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, Coast Guard, towing

(WASHINGTON) — The contact between a tow and a section of the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Ill., was caused by the pilot of the towing vessel not effectively compensating for a strong outdraft and wind, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. Marine Investigation Report 22/08 details the NTSB’s investigation into the March 19, 2021, contact…

31 Mar

US Great Lakes pilotage rates rising 7 percent

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard, Great Lakes, shipping

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Wednesday published a final rule in the Federal Register outlining U.S. Great Lakes pilotage rates for the 2022 shipping season. The agency had first published proposed rates and requested public comment on Sept. 14. The Coast Guard final rule increases the overall cost of U.S. Great Lakes pilotage in 2022 compared to 2021…

17 Mar

NMC seeks participants to review deck officer exam questions

Rich MillerLicensing & TrainingCoast Guard

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) is hosting an examination working group from April 12-14 to review U.S. Coast Guard deck officer exam questions related to piloting knowledge topics (chart plot) required by 46 CFR 11.910, and is soliciting participants. Those desiring to participate should visit the Examinations page of the NMC website, open the Working Group tab,…

15 Mar

NTSB: Maintenance error led to engine failure on WSF ferry

Rich MillerCasualty NewsCoast Guard, ferry

(WASHINGTON) — An improperly tightened fastener led to a diesel engine failure on the passenger and car ferry Wenatchee near Bainbridge Island, Wash., resulting in nearly $3.8 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Tuesday. Marine Investigation Report 22/06 details the NTSB’s investigation into the April 22, 2021, catastrophic failure of the No. 3 main engine aboard…

14 Mar

Boxship grounds in Chesapeake Bay, restricting traffic

Rich MillerCasualty NewsCoast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The U.S. Coast Guard continued to respond Tuesday to the 1,095-foot containership Ever Forward, which grounded Sunday night in the Chesapeake Bay near Craighill Channel. Coast Guard responders are working closely with personnel from the Maryland Department of the Environment to monitor the containership, investigate how the ship grounded, and develop a plan to safely refloat the ship.…

14 Mar

Undeclared lithium batteries stoke San Pedro container fire

Rich MillerCasualty NewsCoast Guard

(SAN PEDRO, Calif.) — The U.S. Coast Guard worked with port partners to identify shipping containers with undeclared hazardous materials that led to a shipping container fire in the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach on March 4. At approximately 8:20 p.m., watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report of a shipping container on fire that…

10 Mar

SAFETY ALERT: Lithium battery fire hazard

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCoast Guard

07 Mar

NMC scheduling merchant mariner exams in Guam

Rich MillerLicensing & TrainingCoast Guard

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — The National Maritime Center (NMC) will make staff available to provide examination services to merchant mariners in Guam from April 4 to 15. These examinations will be hosted at the Coast Guard Recruiting Office located at 1657-A, Santa Rita, 96915, Guam. Examinations will be provided by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, contact Regional Examination Center (REC)…