U.S. Coast Guard – Page 46 – Professional Mariner

27 Jan

NTSB: Mate’s fatigue on watch led OSV to strike platform

Rich MillerCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — A company not adhering to its 12-hour work limit led to an offshore supply vessel (OSV) striking an oil and gas production platform in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said Thursday. The offshore supply vessel Elliot Cheramie was on its normal route between Port Fourchon, La., and the oil and gas production platform…

26 Jan

Man dies in fall aboard boxship in Port of Los Angeles

Rich MillerCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(SAN PEDRO, Calif.) — A man died after falling about 50 feet from the superstructure of a containership Wednesday afternoon at the Port of Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Fire department personnel responded to South Navy Way on Terminal Island at about 4:45 p.m. When they arrived on the scene, they found that the victim had been…

24 Jan

NMC now accepting electronically signed documents

Rich MillerLicensing & TrainingU.S. Coast Guard

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — In keeping with its goal to continuously improve its services to mariners, the National Maritime Center (NMC) will now accept electronic signatures (e-sign) on all CG-719 series forms and all supporting documentation therein for merchant mariner credentials (MMCs), medical certificates and course approvals. Mariner applicants may e-sign applications and supporting documentation using software-generated electronic signatures (e.g., Microsoft…

17 Jan

Coast Guard to hold public hearing on loss of Spirit of Norfolk

Rich MillerCasualty Newssafety, U.S. Coast Guard

(PORTSMOUTH, Va.) — The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a formal hearing starting Thursday, Jan. 26, in Virginia Beach to consider evidence related to the fire and total constructive loss of the passenger vessel Spirit of Norfolk. The hearing is scheduled to take place at the Virginia Beach City Council Chambers on the second floor, which is located…

16 Jan

Crewman medevaced after falling aboard boxship near Galveston

Rich MillerCasualty NewsU.S. Coast Guard

(HOUSTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard medevaced an injured crewman Friday from a containership in the Houston Ship Channel near Galveston, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watch standers received a notification at 1 p.m. from the Houston Pilots aboard CMA CGA Samson, a 1,099-foot containership, stating a 34-year-old crewmember had fallen and sustained a severe lower leg injury. Watch standers…

16 Jan

Tug adrift, crew rescued after towline fouls props off Maryland

Rich MillerMaritime Newscasualties, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(BALTIMORE) — The U.S. Coast Guard rescued seven people Saturday from a disabled and adrift tug towing a barge 30 miles offshore from Ocean City, Md. A crewmember aboard the tug Legacy notified watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region at about 3:30 a.m. Saturday that while towing a 290-foot barge from New Jersey to Guyana, a 1,000-foot…

12 Jan

Coast Guard seeks input on discontinuing N.C. buoy

Rich MillerMaritime NewsNavigation, shipping, U.S. Coast Guard

(PORTSMOUTH, Va.) — The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking public comment and input from mariners regarding a proposal to discontinue the Beaufort Inlet Channel lighted whistle buoy that recently sank in Beaufort, N.C. Interested mariners and stakeholders are strongly encouraged to comment on the potential impacts this proposal would have on navigational safety. Feedback may be submitted electronically at [email protected]…

29 Dec

Icebreakers get busy as Operation Coal Shovel begins

Rich MillerMaritime NewsIcebreaking, U.S. Coast Guard

(DETROIT) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday began Operation Coal Shovel, an annual domestic icebreaking operation ranging from southern Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair to the St. Clair/Detroit River system, and into Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. U.S. and Canadian Coast Guard icebreakers work together in these waterways as conditions worsen throughout the winter to ensure the ability…

29 Dec

Regional Exam Center in St. Louis reopens to mariners

Rich MillerLicensing & Trainingbrownwater, Tugboats and towing, U.S. Coast Guard

(MARTINSBURG, W.Va.) — Regional Examination Center (REC) St. Louis has reopened for examination and counter services. Specific information regarding the REC’s physical address, hours of operation, and entry requirements can be found on the REC St. Louis website. Mariner examination services will continue to be provided by appointment only. Examination appointment requests may be emailed to [email protected] and should include…

28 Dec

NTSB welcomes duck boat safety rules in defense bill

Rich MillerCasualty NewsNTSB, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy welcomed maritime safety improvements in the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023, which President Biden signed into law on Dec. 23. The legislation advances NTSB recommendations for amphibious vessels known as DUKW boats and requires the U.S. Coast Guard to provide an initial response to…