Tag: USCG

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has issued guidance regarding the use of devices that alter the maneuvering characteristics of ships to ensure safe navigation in U.S. waters, UK P&I highlights. 

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for two missing crewmembers from sunk sailing cargo vessel De Gallant approximately 20 miles north of Great Inagua, Bahamas, after an extensive air and sea operation.

As a result of the 2021 San Pedro Bay oil pipeline leak caused by a ship’s anchor, the Coast Guard is issuing a guidance to ensure vessels take appropriate precautions when anchoring in the vicinity of submerged pipelines.

The US Coast Guard extends the administrative grace period for renewing a merchant mariner credential (MMC) to up to 6 years after its expiration without requiring a complete original examination.

The US Coast Guard, in conjunction with the maritime community and the UK Department for Transportation, has been made aware of several phishing attempts by nefarious actors impersonating Coast Guard port state control (PSC) authorities.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has successfully removed a 560-ton section of structural steel from a 35-foot-deep Limited Access Channel (LAC) in the Port of Baltimore, meeting their commitment to clear the wreckage by the end of April.

Beginning on 1 April 2024 and continuing until 30 June 2024, USCG Port State Control (PSC) Officers have been directed to carry-out an enhanced exam to verify engine room fire safety.

To strengthen interagency cooperation in the advancement of safe and environmentally sustainable non-mineral (renewable) energy development, including offshore wind, on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) signed a MoU with two Department of the Interior bureaus.

The US Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance announced the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2023. USCG reported that the annual detention rate increased from 0.89 percent to 1.22 percent.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has published a Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) to inform the maritime industry about the updated criteria for maintaining a garbage record book (GRB).