Tag: USCG

USCG published a safety alert in which highlights that a very high frequency (VHF) maritime radio transmission on one’s own vessel, or even transmissions by a nearby vessel a football field’s length away (about 136 meters or 445 feet), may block AIS reception for the duration the radio is keyed.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has joined Operation Koholā Guardian to reduce risk to humpback whales among the Hawaiian Islands, Jan. 1 through March 31, 2024.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is responding to a passenger ferry that ran aground near Maalaea Harbor, Maui, Hawaii, on 22 January.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has officially approved ABS Wavesight’s eLogs software for deployment on U.S.-flagged ships, designating ABS Wavesight as one of just three approved maritime software providers under USCG NVIC 01-23.

The Coast Guard has released policies to provide guidance on implementation of several of the new laws that aim to enhance crew safety on certain commercial vessels and to prevent and respond to sexual misconduct, which includes sexual assault and sexual harassment, and harassment within the maritime industry.

Cargo vessel Genius Star XI experienced a fire in cargo hold No. 1, off the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor on Christmas Day. 

Cargo vessel Genius Star XI experienced a fire in cargo hold No. 1, off the Alaska port of Dutch Harbor on Christmas Day, en route from Vietnam to San Diego.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a safety notice to draw lessons learned from a recent marine casualty involving a shipboard crane, which occurred while a 69-ton wind turbine nacelle was being offloaded.

A Coast Guard Operation Turks and Caicos MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew rescued six people, on December 13th, after their vessel sank about 30 miles north of Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

USCG published a safety alert about a recent marine casualty involving a shipboard crane occurred while a 69-ton wind turbine nacelle was being offloaded.