Tag: USCG

US Coast Guard published its investigation report into the grounding of the cargo ship "Ever Forward" in the Chesapeake Bay, faulting the pilot tasked with helping the ship navigate the waterway.

The U.S. Coast Guard informed that an injured deckhand was medevaced from a ferry near Galveston, Texas, on December 1.

The US Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis has released a new Safety Alert to address issues that may reduce the effectiveness of a radar Search and Rescue Transponder (SART) during an emergency.

The U.S. Coast Guard announced that a Notice of Availability (NOA) pertaining to Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan (ACP) guidance has been published.

A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued a man who had fallen overboard from a Carnival cruise ship off the coast of New Orleans on November 24.

The US Coast Guard Office of Design and Engineering Standards informs Coast Guard Officers in Charge, Marine Inspection (OCMI) and the maritime industry that FM-200, a fire extinguishing agent, is being phased down in production as part of the recent Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule to reduce the production of greenhouse gases leading to global warming.

The US Coast Guard announced that it is updating the type approval requirements for certain types of equipment that survival craft are required to carry on U.S.-flagged vessels.

The US Coast Guard Marine Safety Center issued the 50th USCG BWMS Type Approval Certificate to AQUASTAR Co. after a detailed review of the manufacturer’s type approval application determined the system met the requirements of 46 CFR 162.060.

The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Maritime Administration announced the historic appointment of Rear Admiral Joanna M. Nunan as the next superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). Ms. Nunan now becomes the first female superintendent at USMMA.

The US Marine Transportation System (MTS) continues to be targeted by typosquatting campaigns operated by cyber criminals, and USCG provides recommendations to prevents such issues.