Cargo Ship Blown Aground off Philippines

Cargo Ship Blown Aground off Philippines

Strong winds and currents forced the cargo ship MT King Andrew to run aground yesterday off the Philippine province ...

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Training Coastguards in Piracy Hotspots Key

Training Coastguards in Piracy Hotspots Key

Training and mentoring of coastguards in Africa, Middle East, and South East Asia is essential if coastal nations ...

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Update: Sunken Tug Spills Oil off Oahu

Update Sunken Tug Spills Oil off Oahu

The U.S. Coast Guard Hawaii Pacific, Department of Health and responsible party Unified Command, are continuing oil ...

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US Coast Guard Targets Cruise Ship Crimes

US Coast Guard Targets Cruise Ship Crimes

The US Coast Guard is proposing amends to passenger vessel regulations aimed at improving security measures ...

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Cargo Ship Runs Aground in the Black Sea

Cargo Ship Runs Aground in the Black Sea

Turkish Coast Guard rescued ten seamen from a cargo ship that ran aground on Wednesday near Turkey’s Black ...

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US Coast Guard Responds to Increase of Cuban Immigrants

US Coast Guard Responds to More Cubans Trying to Reach Florida

The United States Coast Guard has increased patrols in the Florida Straits in response to the surge of illegal ...

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US President Signs USCG and Maritime Transportation Act

US President Signs Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act

The U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law on December 19 the Howard Coble Coast Guard and Maritime ...

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US Coast Guard Medevacs Tanker Crewmember

US Coast Guard Medevacs Tanker Crewmember

The U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans medevaced a Filipino crewmember from a tanker 23 miles south of Southwest ...

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Teekay Tanker Drifting off Nova Scotia

Teekay Tanker Drifting off Nova Scotia

Teekay Corporation’s oil tanker Australian Spirit lost its steering power on Tuesday evening and is adrift ...

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IMRF: Dealing with Media Pressure Key in SAR Operations

Media pressure, and particularly the posting of unverified stories on social media, has become a significant factor ...

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US Coast Guard, EPA to Monitor Sulphur Emission Compliance

US Coast Guard, EPA to Monitor Sulphur Emission Compliance

The U.S. Coast Guard together with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will soon take action to ensure ...

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LPG Carrier Aids Three in Suspected Mutiny

LPG Carrier Aids Three in Suspected Mutiny

The M/V Tessa Kosan, a 367-foot LPG carrier, rescued three crew members in a bizarre case involving a possible ...

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Indonesia to Bolster Maritime Defence

Indonesia to Bolster Maritime Defence

Indonesia is set to step up its maritime defense efforts so as to be able to ensure navigation safety to its own ...

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Bales of Cocaine Found Floating off Central America

Bales of Cocaine Found Floating off Central America

USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) and U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET), in support of Operation Martillo, ...

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Wärtsilä’s Aquarius EC Clears First US Hurdle

Wärtsilä's Aquarius EC Clears First US Hurdle

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has granted Alternate Management System (AMS) acceptance for Wärtsilä’s ...

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Vancouver Shipyards Completes Overhaul

Seaspan Vancouver Shipyard Completes Overhaul

Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards has completed its two-year, CAD 170 million Shipyard Modernization Project ahead of ...

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US Coast Guard Plucks Nine from Sea, Two Still Missing

US Coast Guard Plucks Nine from Sea, Two Still Missing

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued nine suspected migrants in the water near Turkey Point in Biscayne Bay, Florida, as ...

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US Coast Guard Flaunts the Latest Drug Bust

Video: US Coast Guard Flaunts the Latest Drug Bust

The U.S. Coast Guardsmen offloaded 719 kilograms of cocaine at Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Florida, on ...

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UPDATE: MV Ince Inebolu Refloated

MV Ince Inebolu Refloated

Turkish-flagged cargo ship MV Ince Inebolu’s refloated on its own power on Thursday morning from the Greek island ...

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UPDATE: Genco Challenger Stays in Service after ...

Genco Challenger

The recent stabbing incident onboard tanker Genco Challenger that resulted in two seafarers dead and one injured ...

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Engine-Room Fire Disables Tanker, Kills One Crewman

Tanker Engineroom Fire Kills One Crewman

U.S. Coast Guard air and cutter forces continue to assist the 22-person crew of a 485-foot, Tokyo Marine’s ...

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