Tag: USCG

The US Coast Guard is proposing to update its user fees for seagoing towing vessels that are 300 gross tons or more and to revise user fees for other inspected towing vessels.

On December 31, the containership Methoni saved 19 Cuban migrants 30 nm to the southeast of Alligator Reef Lighthouse, near Islamorada, Florida.

USCG issued an interim rule as the first step to implement the statutorily mandated requirements for fire safety on certain covered small passenger vessels.

The US Coast Guard announced the availability of Change 1 to Guidelines for Qualification for STCW Endorsements for Vessel Security Officers, Vessel Personnel with Designated Security Duties, and Security Awareness.

USCG issued its investigation into a fatal lifeboat accident on Shell’s Auger tension leg platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico in 2019.

The USCG has published the Marine Safety Information Bulletin “Reporting Sexual Assaults on U.S. Vessels” to emphasize that sexual assault is a crime, and when the assault occurs aboard a U.S. documented vessel, the Coast Guard must be notified.

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 46th USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate to RWO GmbH after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.

USCG carried out a cyber-security exercise, where it established a team consiting of "hackers" to try and breach the service’s networks and systems. The efforts highlight weaknesses and show how adversaries can take advantage of them.

Kirby Inland Marine will pay $15.3 million in damages to resolve federal and state claims from a 2014 incident after a Kirby barge caused an oil spill in the Houston Ship Channel.

USCG released a Marine Safety Alert to notify mariners for a potentially dangerous situation involving incorrect wire rope terminations.