Tag: USCG

On March 15, a barge collided with docks and homes near the seaside town of Gig Harbor, Washington. Initial information reports that the captain of the tug fell asleep while on watch.

The US Coast Guard received a report at about 08:45 Friday morning that the 90-foot vessel American Challenger was adrift, after the tug that was towing lost propulsion due to a rope entangling the propeller.

Rescuers saved all 31 crew members from the fishing vessel Atlantic Destiny, which was taking on water after a fire, off the southwest coast of Nova Scotia, on March 2.

Following a sinking incident near the port of Sitka, Alaska, several days ago, the US Coast Guard immediately acted and responded to a report of a diesel fuel discharge.

The US Coast Guard announced that a formal marine casualty investigation has started regarding the marine casualty of the commercial fishing vessel Coastal Reign which capsized February 20, 2021 resulting in the loss of two lives.

The US Coast Guard Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance has updated the Vessel Cyber Risk Management Work Instruction, to include a compliance timeline for Non Safety Management System vessels that are subject to the Marine Transportation Safety Act of 2002.

The US Coast Guard medevaced a 27-year-old man from a container ship about 46 miles west of San Luis Obispo, California, on Friday. The captain of the motor vessel Hyundai Jupiter contacted requested assistance for a crew member who reportedly suffered injuries from a 16-foot fall onboard. 

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 40th USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate to Japanese Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.

The US Coast Guard is facilitating the application process for both prototype Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) and BWMS undergoing US Type Approval testing under the oversight of an Independent Laboratory (IL).

The US Attorney’s Office announced the guilty pleas of 16 defendants related to a test score-fixing scheme at a United States Coast Guard exam center.