U.S. Coast Guard – Page 21 – Professional Mariner

03 Aug

Breached bulk carrier spills diesel into Lake Michigan

Rich MillerCasualty NewsGreat Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, U.S. Coast Guard

(MANISTEE, Mich.) — U.S. Coast Guard personnel, along with state and local agencies, responded Wednesday to a report of the bulk carrier Manitowoc spilling diesel in Lake Michigan, approximately 1.5 nautical miles off Manistee, Mich. At approximately 2:50 p.m., the 612-foot Manitowoc reported a hull breach on its starboard diesel tank. The maximum spill potential is 45,174 gallons of diesel.…

02 Aug

NMC adopts new calculator policy for credentialing exams

Rich MillerLicensing & TrainingU.S. Coast Guard

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — To standardize calculator usage during U.S. Coast Guard mariner credentialing examinations, the National Maritime Center (NMC) is implementing the following: • Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, all mariners testing at a regional examination center, monitoring unit or federal/state maritime academy will be issued a Texas Instruments TI-30XIIS calculator to use during their examination(s). • All mariners should become…

31 Jul

NTSB cites excessive speed in collision between tug, boxship

Rich MillerCasualty Newsbrownwater, NTSB, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — Excessive speed during an advanced harbor-assist maneuver led to a tugboat colliding with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Wednesday. The tugboat George M and containership MSC Aquarius collided on April 14, 2022, while the tugboat was positioning for a ship-assist maneuver and the containership was transiting north…

24 Jul

Tanker crew assists boater suffering heat stroke symptoms

Rich MillerMaritime NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a 43-year-old woman from an oil tanker 55 miles south of Lake Charles, La., on Friday. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a call from a man aboard a 22-foot pleasure craft on VHF-FM Channel 16 at 3:03 p.m. that his wife was displaying symptoms of a heat stroke. Watch standers issued…

20 Jul

Bollinger delivers fifth FRC to be stationed in Boston

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(LOCKPORT, La.) – Bollinger Shipyards has delivered USCGC William Sparling to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Fla. This is the 180th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 54th fast response cutter (FRC) delivered under the current program. “We’re incredibly proud to deliver another fast response cutter to be home-ported in…

13 Jul

Icebreaker Healy departs for annual Arctic mission

Rich MillerMaritime NewsSecurity, U.S. Coast Guard

(SEATTLE) — The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy (WAGB 20) departed Seattle on Tuesday for a months-long Arctic deployment. The crew aboard Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker, will provide U.S. surface presence in the Arctic, conduct high latitude science and research missions, engage in exercises and professional exchanges with foreign partners, and conduct other operations as directed throughout the deployment. Healy’s…

11 Jul

Fire on Newark con-ro extinguished after nearly a week

Rich MillerMaritime Newscasualties, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEWARK, N.J.) – The unified command consisting of the U.S. Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department and Gallagher Marine Systems has successfully concluded shipboard fire response operations at Port Newark and is transitioning to the investigation and salvage. As of Tuesday morning, the fire aboard the cargo vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio has been…

10 Jul

Coast Guard: Cutter did not see boat before fatal collision

Rich MillerCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(PORTSMOUTH, Va.) — U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area has taken final action on the investigation involving the at-sea collision of USCGC Winslow Griesser (WPC 1116) and the 23-foot pleasure vessel Desakata. The collision occurred on Aug. 8, 2022, at approximately 1:45 p.m., four miles northeast of Dorado, Puerto Rico. Desakata had two people on board, and the collision resulted in…

07 Jul

Officials seek cause of fatal Port Newark con-ro fire

Rich MillerMaritime NewsCasaulties, Ports, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEWARK, N.J.) – The U.S. Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department and Gallagher Marine Systems, the representative for the ship operator, have established a unified command in response to the fire Wednesday aboard the cargo vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio in Port Newark. The unified command’s operational priorities are ensuring the safety of the…

06 Jul

Two killed fighting fire on vehicle carrier in Port Newark

Rich MillerMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEWARK, N.J.) — The Newark Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard and multiple state and area agencies are continuing their response Thursday to a fatal fire in Port Newark on the vehicle carrier Grande Costa D’Avorio. Coast Guard watch standers at Sector New York received an initial call of a fire on the multi-level vessel at 9:38 p.m. Wednesday. A…