Tag: USCG

New VHF marine radios are now displaying four-digit channel numbers in place of the older two-digit channel number ending with the letter “A”, to better harmonized U.S. use of VHF maritime mobile band with international use of the band, the USCG informed in a recent alert.

Gremex Shipping pleaded guilty and was sentenced for falsifying records to the USCG regarding illegal discharge of oily bilge waste.

U.S. Coast Guard Station Mayport responded to a vessel fire that occurred in the engine room of the Stuyvesant near St. John’s River.

Nine additional cadets at the USCG Academy have formally accused overseers of the service academy of failing to address sexual violence.

Failure to prevent chafing on these hoses can lead to fuel leaks, which may spray onto the engine and ignite, causing a fire, USCG highlighted in a recent Safety Alert.

USCG has issued a Safety Alert to raise awareness of potential hazards with insufficiently inspected compressed air cylinders used in lifeboat self-contained air support systems for fireprotected lifeboats.

A recent Coast Guard investigation into a fatality on a commercial fishing vessel highlights the serious risks of working near open rotary machinery. The incident occurred when the vessel’s operator was manually adjusting a winch's cable guide.

In light of a recent accident, the USCG has issued a Safety Alert to raise awareness about the stability of uninspected commercial vessels and to highlight the importance of ship operators accurately determining and communicating the maximum cargo capacities and safe loading plans to prevent similar tragedies.

The US Coast Guard rescued five people from the 130-foot commercial tug Luther after it lost steering off the coast of La Push, Washington, on the afternoon of 18 October.

After Hurricane Milton passed the State of Florida, during the second week of October, Port Tampa Bay has re-opened its shipping channels.