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Bollinger Shipyards Cuts Steel On Prototype Module Of First US-Built Heavy Icebreaker In 50 Years

Bollinger Shipyards LLC (Bollinger) has begun cutting steel at Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, MS on the first of eight prototype modules that will become the foundation of the first U.S. Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (PSC), …
Aug 11, 2023 / Curious

USCG response to vessel fire at Port Newark continues

The Unified Command consisting of the Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and Gallagher Marine Systems is continuing its response to the fire aboard the vessel at Port Newark. The Unified Command, response …
Jul 10, 2023 / Accidents

Birdon awarded USD1.187 Billion USCG Contract

Birdon America Inc. has been awarded a $1.187 Billion contract to design and build 27 Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) for the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). Having responded to the first Request for Proposal (RFP) in July 2021, Birdon has invested in …
Oct 7, 2022 / Curious

US Coast Guard Cutter Healy reaches the North Pole

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) (CruiseMapper) reached the North Pole Friday after traversing the frozen Arctic Ocean, marking only the second time a U.S. ship has reached the location unaccompanied, the first being Healy in 2015. Healy, …
Oct 5, 2022 / Naval

Bollinger Shipyards Delivers 50th Fast Response Cutter to US Coast Guard

Bollinger Shipyards LLC (Bollinger) has delivered the USCGC William Chadwick to the U.S. Coast Guard in Key West, Florida. This is the 176th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard over a 35-year period and the 50th Fast Response …
Aug 5, 2022 / Vessels

US Coast Guard medevacs man 230 nautical miles from Dutch Harbor

The Coast Guard medevaced a 38-year-old injured crewmember from the Hong Kong flagged cargo ship Xin Li Hia approximately 230 nautical miles southwest of Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Tuesday.A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew …
Jul 28, 2022 / Accidents

US Coast Guard medevacs man 57 miles offshore Newport, OR

The Coast Guard rescued a man from a vessel approximately 57 miles offshore Newport after he suffered a medical emergency. Caption: Bulk carrier Malto Hope - Image courtesy of Tony Roberts Coast Guard watchstanders received a report Saturday evening …
Jul 20, 2022 / Accidents

Keel Laying Ceremony Held for USCG's Offshore Patrol Cutter 'USCGC Ingham'

Eastern Shipbuilding Group hosted the keel laying ceremony 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 …
Jul 18, 2022 / Naval

US Coast Guard medevacs crewmember near Grand Isle, La

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 52-year-old man Thursday from an offshore supply vessel approximately 36 miles southeast of Grande Isle, Louisiana.Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call via Channel 16 stating a crewmember …
Jul 15, 2022 / Accidents

US Coast Guard medevacs crew member 20 miles off Sabine, Texas

The Coast Guard medevaced a 29-year-old man approximately 20 miles off Sabine, Texas, Wednesday. Caption: LNG Tanker Isabella - Image courtesy of Mark Wen Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a medevac request for a crew …
Jul 8, 2022 / Accidents