Tag: USCG

On 4th October, a Coast Guard boat crew rescued 12 people, after they were forced to abandon the M/V Bonnie G that was taking on water and ran aground just south of the airport in St. Thomas.

The U.S. Coast Guard provides guidance on how to report instances of sexual misconduct and presents QnA on the subject. 

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a chief engineer has been sentenced to twelve months and a day in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice and failure to maintain an accurate oil record book.

A U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Air Station Cape Cod rescued three mariners five nautical miles off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusets, August 5, 2023.

United Stated Coast Guard (USCG) informs that salvage and post fire recovery operations continue on the Grande Costa D’Avorio as crews work to safely transfer vehicles and cargo from the vessel to the port facility.

The U.S. Coast Guard has presented a list of flag States which have successfully met specified safety, regulatory, and quality requirements of the Qualship21 Program, when calling ports in the United States.

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) recorded 47 deficiencies to foreign flag Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODUs) in 2022.

USCG highlights that vessels that have installed power limiting devices (EPLs or permanent governors) should ensure that Pilot Cards are updated with the maximum available power as allowed by the EPL or governor installed.

Maersk Line Limited was found by OSHA to have illegally fired a whistleblower, and was ordered to reinstate the seaman and pay $457,759 in back wages, interest, compensatory damages, and $250,000 in punitive damages.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and partner agencies join efforts respond to a discharge of diesel fuel from a partially sunken tugboat near Florence, Alabama.