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Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Telfair Brown, Coast Guard District 1

Coast Guard Academy to welcome most women ever in an incoming class

U.S. Coast Guard

Ship’s sponsor Christina Calhoun Zubowicz breaks a bottle of sparkling wine on the bow of the National Security Cutter Calhoun, named for her grandfather. Ingalls Shipbuilding photo

Ingalls Shipbuilding christens another national security cutter

WorkBoat Staff

A 46' towing vessel, Catherine, and deck barge, Mobro 130, ran aground and suffered a hull breach resulting in a ruptured fuel tank in the Okeechobee Waterway near Clewiston, Fla., June 4, 2022. There are no pollution concerns. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Tow runs aground in Florida’s Okeechobee Waterway

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Adm. Karl L. Schultz was relieved as commandant of the Coast Guard by Adm. Linda L. Fagan during a military change-of-command ceremony presided over by President Joseph R. Biden on June 1, 2022, at Coast Guard headquarters. Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee

President Biden installs Fagan as first woman Coast Guard commandant

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A Coast Guard Station Galveston 45' response boat–medium crew tows the Baywatch Too, a dolphin sightseeing vessel that lost its steering near Seawolf Park in Galveston, Texas, May 28, 2022. The Coast Guard crew towed the vessel and its 33 passengers and crew safely to Pier 21 in Galveston. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Auxiliarist Glenn Colaco)

Coast Guard assists 33 aboard passenger vessel off Texas

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The Coast Guard cutter Denman will travel to Alaska where it will be commissioned on Sept. 28 in its new homeport of Ketchikan. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Coast Guard takes delivery of 49th fast response cutter

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A Coast Guard 45-foot response boat-medium boat crew rescued three people after their 24-foot vessel was taking on water near Egmont Key in Tampa Bay, May 21, 2022. The three people were taken off a buoy with no medical concerns. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard rescues three in Tampa Bay

U.S. Coast Guard

MMC — A sample Merchant Mariner Credential. Coast Guard image.

National Maritime Center sees big jump in MMC applications

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivered the keynote address at the Coast Guard Academy during the 141st Commencement Exercises May 18, 2022. The Coast Guard Academy graduated 252 new officers along with nine international students. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme)

Harris delivers Coast Guard Academy keynote address

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The Safety Alert addresses the importance of verifying the correct arrangement of handholds in embarkation gate arrangements aboard merchant vessels. Coast Guard photo

Coast Guard issues Marine Safety Alert concerning handholds

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Towboats in a group News Log April 2010 — The Coast Guard has stopped charging vessel inspection user fees for towing vessels that use the Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) option for documenting Subchapter M compliance. WorkBoat file photo

Inspection fees suspended for Subchapter M TSMS option

U.S. Coast Guard

Eastern’s design of the 360'x54' OPC includes a draft of 17', speed in excess of 22 knots, a range of 10,200 nautical miles (at 14 knots), endurance for 60-day patrol cycles, capable of carrying an MH-60R or MH-65 helicopter, and three over-the-horizon (OTH) cutter boats. Eastern Shipbuilding Group rendering

Eastern to build fourth offshore patrol cutter

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Capt. Kelly Denning addresses the audience prior to accepting command of Sector New Orleans April 14, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans holds change-of-command ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard