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14 Nov

Safety alert: Overestimating DP system capabilities

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(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard's Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has released Safety Alert 11-22 regarding an incident involving weaknesses within dynamic positioning (DP) systems. Dynamic positioning systems meeting equipment class 2 (DP2) and equipment class 3 (DP3) have control features and redundancies that are often regarded by the crews of vessels using these systems as infallible. A…

09 Nov

Coast Guard adjusts planning amid workforce shortage

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(WASHINGTON) — Coast Guard mission demands are growing while the service faces a significant workforce shortage. The Coast Guard is short nearly 10 percent of the entire enlisted workforce and cannot continue to operate as it has historically with fewer people. To mitigate the workforce challenge risk in a deliberative and strategic fashion, Vice Commandant Adm. Steven Poulin has provided…

07 Nov

Texas Salutes the Coast Guard to be held Nov. 8 in Houston

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(STONINGTON, Conn.) — The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening the Coast Guard community and service by supporting members and families, will hold Texas Salutes the Coast Guard on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at the Marriott Marquis Houston on 1777 Walker St. The event, which includes a reception and dinner, will begin at 6 p.m. The annual Texas…

06 Nov

Protesters removed from U.S. ship in Oakland Harbor

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(SAN FRANCISCO) — The U.S. Coast Guard removed three people from the roll-on/roll-off ship Cape Orlando after they reportedly trespassed on the vessel during a protest in the Oakland Harbor on Friday morning. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watch standers received a report of a demonstration happening within Oakland Harbor near Cape Orlando at about 8:30 a.m. The ship, owned…

03 Nov

Container barge breaks free, hits pier on Seattle waterfront

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(SEATTLE) — Several buildings along Seattle's waterfront were evacuated Thursday afternoon after an unattended barge broke free and struck a pier, Fox13 News reported. King County Metro (KCM) said the barge, reportedly owned by Alaska Marine Lines, was initially spotted and intercepted by the crew aboard Doc Maynard, a King County water taxi. KCM said the water taxi was heading…

31 Oct

Cargo vessel refloated after grounding off St. Thomas

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(CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas) — Salvors successfully refloated the cargo vessel Bonnie G on Monday and towed it to its current mooring location at the Crown Bay Sandfill dock in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The 195-foot, Vanuatu-flagged roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessel took on water in the engine room and ran aground Oct. 4 just south of the airport in St.…

30 Oct

Eastern launches nation’s first offshore patrol cutter

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(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group christened and launched USCGC Argus (WMSM 915), the U.S. Coast Guard’s first Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), on Friday at the company's Nelson St. Shipyard. More than 3,000 dignitaries and guests attended. Ship sponsor Capt. Beverly Kelley (retired) had the honor of christening the vessel. Kelley was the first woman to command a…

23 Oct

Scrap barge catches fire while moored in Jersey City

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(JERSEY CITY, N.J.) — The Jersey City Fire Department, New Jersey Regional Fireboat Task Force, the U.S. Coast Guard and New York Fire Department (FDNY) responded to a scrap barge fire Sunday in Jersey City. Coast Guard Sector New York watch standers received an initial call of a fire aboard a scrap metal barge moored at Sims Metal in Jersey…

22 Oct

Medevac follows OSV rescue of five boaters off Texas

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(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced two men Saturday from a offshore supply vessel (OSV) after its crew rescued five boaters adrift 100 miles off Galveston, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a call at 6:30 a.m. from the captain of an OSV stating they had taken aboard five people found adrift on a raft. The five…

19 Oct

Captain’s body recovered after tug capsizes on Alabama River

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(MOBILE, Ala.) — The body of the captain of a small tugboat was recovered by divers after the vessel capsized Saturday on the Alabama River, The Charlotte Observer reported. The U.S. Coast Guard received a report at 4:39 p.m. that a tugboat hit an object on the river before capsizing. The call came from vessel owner Encore Dredging Partners of…