The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew on a routine patrol in the Bering Sea encountered a People’s Republic of China... Posted byU.S. Coast Guard AlaskaonMonday, September 26, 2022 The Honolulu-based Kimball, a 418-foot vessel, observed as the ships broke formation and dispersed. ...
The Chinese and Russian coast guard ships were spotted about five miles inside the Russian exclusive economic zone in the northernmost location where Chinese vessels have been seen by the U.S. Coast Guard, it said. The Bering Sea separates Russia fromAlaska. “Thi...
Law Coast Guard accuses former Ocean Ships engineer of sexual assault Published 28 August 2024 19:29 GMT Law Coast Guard goes after seafarer’s licence over past child sexual assault conviction Published 27 August 2024 16:50 GMT Law Former Crowley officer hit with sexual assault allegatio...
Coast Guard has emphasized that the requirement for armed guards for vessels arriving at U.S. ports from some foreign countries will be waved on a case-by-case basis after the security compliance history of the vessel is considered. This mandated rule applies to vessels arriving from certain ...
On July 6, the Coast Guard while on patrolspotted four Chinese military shipsnorth of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands in international waters, but also within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said. And on July 24,the U.S. military interceptedtwo Russian bombers and two...
The ICE agreement is a crucial response to the decreasing icebreaking fleets of the United States and Canada. The United States Coast Guard recently announced the urgent need for eight to ten new icebreakers to replace its ageing fleet. ...
For a brief time during the 1930s, Coast Guard seaplanes were assigned names, much like ships. This usage became so common that many official Coast Guard communications, and many press releases and newspaper stories, referred to the aircraft by name only. From 1933 to 1936 the aircraft were...
“The offshore patrol cutter is absolutely vital to Coast Guard mission excellence as we recapitalize our legacy medium endurance cutters, some of which are more than 50 years old. The OPCs are the ships our crews need to protect our national security, maritime safety and economic prosperi...
*Note: This is an FCC approved course but it is not US Coast Guard approved and will not be added to your Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC). Qualifications To qualify for a GMDSS Radio Maintainer's License you must: be a legal resident of (or otherwise eligible for employment in) the Un...
BEIJING, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers sent by the U.S. Coast Guard did not see Chinese sailor Guo Chuan on board his boat, Guo's shore team said on Thursday. The coast guard used an HC-130 Hercules search and rescue airplane to drop personnel onto Guo's trimaran floating in the Pa...