Military

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

Update: MMC application processing delays

U.S. Coast Guard

IMO photo

STCW update to qualified assessor

WorkBoat Staff

Photo courtesy of Port Authority of NY and NJ

Coast Guard reopens all Northeast ports

WorkBoat Staff

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

Virginia man sentenced for fraud scheme that affected maritime safety

WorkBoat Staff

The USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) sails by an iceberg in the Labrador Sea. The Escanaba is a 270' Famous-class medium endurance cutter with a crew of around 100 conducting many of the service's missions, emphasizing law enforcement and security. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dyxan Williams

Coast Guard completes Operation Nanook in Arctic

WorkBoat Staff

All four FRCs will be built at Bollinger’s Lockport, La., facility and are scheduled for delivery to the Coast Guard between Fall 2024 and Summer 2025. Bollinger Shipyards photo

USCG awards Bollinger four more FRCs

WorkBoat Staff

Taylor’s testimony lines up with testimony last week from two of the six survivors of the accident. WorkBoat photo from a live feed of the Coast Guard hearing.

Coast Guard admits liftboat never received weather advisory

Ken Hocke

Screen shot of Coast Guard hearings concerning the tragic end for the liftboat Seacor Power. USCG image

Liftboat hearings produce dramatic testimony

Ken Hocke

The Coast Guard began hearings into the accident that killed 13 men aboard the liftboat Seacor Power. Coast Guard photo

Liftboat survivor wasn't ready to see his deceased mother

Ken Hocke

USCG cyber_dcc53b4e44_o — Coast Guard Academy cadets test their network connection during the 2012 Cyber Defense Exercise (CDX) at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn. U.S. Coast Guard photograph

Coast Guard releases updated Cyber Strategic Outlook

WorkBoat Staff

FRCs are consistently being deployed in support of the full range of missions within the Coast Guard and other branches of the U.S. armed services. Bollinger Shipyards Inc. photo

Three new FRCs report for duty in Guam

WorkBoat Staff

For the FRC, which has a draft of 9'6", Bollinger is using a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. Main propulsion comes from twin MTU 20V4000 M93L diesel engines, producing 3,800 hp each. Bollinger Shipyards photo

Bollinger delivers 45th FRC to Coast Guard

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ESG is the prime contractor of the OPC program and landed this exclusive materials and labor relationship to strengthen its bid for Stage II of the program which will be awarded in early 2022. eastern Shipbuilding Group rendering

Eastern Shipbuilding signs partnership deal with Bayou Metal Supply

WorkBoat Staff