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Coast Guard response crews recover more than 450,000 gallons of lubricant and heavy fuel oils from the Coimbra shipwreck — Crews aboard the 260'x52' ultra light intervention vessel Sheila Bordelon offload more than 450,000 gals. of oil from the Coimbra shipwreck 30 miles offshore from Shinnecock, N.Y. The Coimbra sank off the coast of Long Island after a German U-boat torped.

Over 450,000 gals. of oil recovered from NY shipwreck

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Cutter Munro drugs — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) crewmembers board a self-propelled semi-submersible suspected drug smuggling vessel (SPSS) June 18, 2019, while operating in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Coast Guard image

Coast Guard cutter crew interdicts suspected drug smuggling vessel

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PortNOLA_Breakbulk_Vessels_TMS_7984 — Breakbulk ships at the Nashville Avenue wharf. Port of New Orleans photo

Coast Guard reopens Port of New Orleans

David Krapf

Coast Guard prepares for Tropical Storm Barry — Members from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Houma and Marine Safety Unit Morgan City filled sandbags for the public to use in preparation for Tropical Storm Barry, July 11, 2019.

Coast Guard continues preparations for Tropical Storm Barry

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Sector Upper Mississippi River prepares for forecast tropical depression — Members from Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River prepare flood punt equipment in St. Louis on July 10, 2019, in preparation for Tropical Storm Barry. Flood Punt teams use small, lightweight, flat bottom boats that are suitable for navigating floodw

Coast Guard adjusts Gulf Coast port conditions

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A step forward for mariners

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Coast Guard, locals and good Samaritans respond to dock fire in Whittier, Alaska — A fire burns at Delong Dock after an explosion on a fixed barge in Whittier, Alaska, July 8, 2019. Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Anchorage.

Coast Guard responds to Alaska barge explosion and fire

WorkBoat Staff

Coast Guard Cutter Cypress works to correct Aids to Navigation — The Coast Guard cutter Cypress, a 225' buoy tender, shown restoring aids to navigation in Georgia's Savannah River after Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Coast Guard photo.

Inaugural World Marine Aids to Navigation Day

David Krapf

Coast Guard responds to three sunken tugboats near Hardin, Illinois — The Coast Guard

Coast Guard responds to sunken tugs on Illinois River

WorkBoat Staff

MMC — The Coast Guard seeks mariners to provide insight into their jobs, either as an AB/LB or as a supervisor, and contribute to Coast Guard examination improvements. Coast Guard image

Coast Guard extends validity of recently expired MMCs

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BALLAST WATER INSPECTION — Petty Officer 3rd Class Kent-Erik Hedberg, Marine Safety Detachment Massena peers through a refractometer at a sample of ballast water from the motor vessel Eider, in Montreal, June 3, 2008. The U.S. Coast Guard inspects all vessels' ballast water before.

Bill to pay Coast Guard during government shutdowns advances in Congress

Pamela Glass