Coast Guard

Coast Guard Cutter Shackle breaks ice near Boston Logan International Airport — The crew of Coast Guard cutter Shackle, a 65’ small harbor tug, breaks ice Jan. 10, 2018, near Logan International Airport in Boston Harbor. Coast Guard photo/PO3 Andrew Barresi.

Coast Guard marks start of Northeast icebreaking season

Kirk Moore

2-LRAUV — Onboard a research vessel, the oil scanning robot LRAUV is ready to test its new configuration. Coast Guard photo.

DHS, Coast Guard preparing robot probe for Arctic oil spills

WorkBoat Staff

WorkBoat Show 18_0079 — One of the Think Tank sessions held at the 2018 International WorkBoat Show. Diversified Communications photo

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AWO has released a document addressing best practices for cyberattacks and accidents. Ken Hocke photo

AWO releases cyber risk management practices for the tug, towboat and barge industry

WorkBoat Staff

Fairbanks Morse gets engine contract for offshore patrol cutter

Kirk Moore

1000w_q95 — Members of the Coast Guard, Kodiak fire department and Kodiak emergency medical personnel transfer a 47-year-old man to an awaiting ambulance at Air Station Kodiak after the man sustained a leg injury on the F/V Nordic Cross. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Oil discharge response in Louisiana continues

WorkBoat Staff

GAO warns of problems in Coast Guard’s icebreaker program

Pamela Glass

USCG Space X — The Coast Guard, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, launched two 6U CubeSats from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, as part of the Polar Scout project on Dec. 3. Photo courtesy of SpaceX.

Coast Guard, DHS launch two nanosatellites

U.S. Coast Guard

Smilax — The Smilax, a World War II-era cutter and now buoy tender, is the oldest vessel in the Coast Guard fleet. Coast Guard photo/PO3 David R. Marin.

Coast Guard seeks industry help for new inland cutters design

Kirk Moore

polar-star-port-side — The Coast Guard heavy icebreaker Polar Star. Coast Guard photo.

Icebreakers or border wall?

Pamela Glass

Ballast-Water-Discharge — A vessel discharging ballast water. Photo: Maritime Environmental Resource Center.

Barge operators win key changes in ballast water regs

Pamela Glass