U.S. Coast Guard – Page 23 – Professional Mariner

01 Aug

Six rescued after barge, powerboats collide near Galveston

Rich MillerCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard and a partner agency rescued six people from the water after a vessel collision Saturday near Goat Island, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received notification at 9:26 p.m. via VHF-FM Channel 16 that a tugboat pushing a barge collided with two recreational boats, one with two people aboard, the other with four…

25 Jul

Eastern protests award of OPC contract to Austal

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group, initially tapped to build the U.S. Coast Guard's new offshore patrol cutters (OPCs), is contesting the service’s decision to change shipyards with a formal protest to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), USNI News reported. Eastern filed the protest following the $208.26 million award to Austal USA in late June to build future Heritage-class OPCs. The…

21 Jul

AWO, policymakers welcome COI compliance milestone

Rich MillerTugboats & Towingbrownwater, U.S. Coast Guard

(ARLINGTON, Va.) — The American Waterways Operators (AWO) welcomed the arrival of a historic milestone for transportation safety on July 19, when all tugboats and towboats in the United States must carry a Coast Guard-issued certificate of inspection (COI) to operate. Tuesday's deadline for 100 percent COI compliance signals full implementation of the Subchapter M towing vessel safety regulations, the…

15 Jul

Eastern lays keel for Coast Guard’s third OPC

Rich MillerMaritime Newsshipbuilding, U.S. Coast Guard

(PANAMA CITY, Fla.) — Eastern Shipbuilding Group hosted the keel authentication ceremony Friday for the U.S. Coast Guard’s future offshore patrol cutter (OPC) USCGC Ingham (WMSM 917), the third vessel in the new Heritage class built at the Nelson Street facility. The presiding official for the Coast Guard was Rear Adm. Chad Jacoby, director of acquisition programs and program executive…

06 Jul

Coast Guard Academy’s new class 43 percent women

Rich MillerLicensing & TrainingU.S. Coast Guard

(NEW LONDON, Conn.) – Approximately 300 young women and men arrived at the Coast Guard Academy on June 27 to start Day One of their training as part of the incoming Class of 2026. According to current estimates, about 43 percent of the class are women, which will be the most in an incoming class ever, and 38 percent are…

06 Jun

Scrap barge towed to NJ port after fire in Delaware Bay

Rich MillerCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(PORT NORRIS, N.J.) — Salvage operations on the barge CMT Y NOT 6 were completed Sunday, removing the vessel from shallow waters of Delaware Bay. The barge, carrying a cargo of scrap metal, caught fire on May 23. Salvage experts and naval architects developed and implemented a salvage plan to safely assess the condition of the barge after the fire…

22 Dec

Credential scheme puts Coast Guard, Va. maritime academy on alert

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscredentials, fraud, indictment, MAMA, Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy, scam, U.S. Coast Guard

In the months following a federal indictment in which four men were charged with selling phony U.S. Coast Guard credentials from Mid-Atlantic Maritime Academy (MAMA), the service has established a task force to identify mariners who obtained a merchant mariner credential (MMC) or endorsement by fraudulent means and to initiate enforcement action against them. “The United States Marine Transportation System…