Coast Guard, partner agencies review Titan evidence

Coast Guard, partner agencies review Titan evidence

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) and the French Marine Casualty Investigation Authority (BEAmer) conducted an evidence review of recovered Titan submersible debris in Newport, R.I., on Nov. 8. Investigators from the Coast Guard, NTSB, TSB and BEAmer were on site to examine the collected evidence for their respective…
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Search ends for crewman overboard from cruise ship

Search ends for crewman overboard from cruise ship

(SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search Wednesday night for an MSC Seascape cruise ship crewmember who is believed to have fallen overboard in the Atlantic Ocean north of Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. Still missing is a 30-year-old man of Indian nationality who was reportedly observed going overboard Tuesday night, approximately 80 feet from the bow…
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Safety alert: Overestimating DP system capabilities

Safety alert: Overestimating DP system capabilities

(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…
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Coast Guard adjusts planning amid workforce shortage

Coast Guard adjusts planning amid workforce shortage

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

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

(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…
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Protesters removed from U.S. ship in Oakland Harbor

Protesters removed from U.S. ship in Oakland Harbor

(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…
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Container barge breaks free, hits pier on Seattle waterfront

Container barge breaks free, hits pier on Seattle waterfront

(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…
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Cargo vessel refloated after grounding off St. Thomas

Cargo vessel refloated after grounding off St. Thomas

(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.…
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Eastern launches nation’s first offshore patrol cutter

Eastern launches nation’s first offshore patrol cutter

(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…
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