SEATTLE – Todd Shipyards Corporation (NYSE:TOD) announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded to its wholly owned subsidiary, Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation (“Todd Pacific”), a $6,340,256 modification to previously awarded contract HSCG85-04-C-625509 in support of repairs and alterations performed during the Planned Maintenance Availability (“PMA”) of the icebreaker USCG Polar Sea (WAGB-11). The [...]
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Station Juneau Patrols Icy Strait
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard deployed a small boat for a boating safety enforcement patrol in Icy Strait earlier this month.
The small boat crew from Station Juneau boarded 31 vessels during their eight-day patrol. They patrolled in the vicinity of Glacier Bay and Icy strait for a total of 340 nautical miles in a [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau Participates in MEDCAP
PALAWAN, Philippines – The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau, currently on a Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) operation in Southeast Asia, helped execute a number of community relations and medical events here.
Along with CARAT training that took place on land and aboard ship, Morgenthau sent six medically-trained crewmembers to give medical care to local [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau Completes First Phase of CARAT
PALAWAN, Philippines – The law enforcement team aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau completed the first phase of the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) with the Philippine naval forces June 3.
Morgenthau crewmembers gave extensive, hands-on training for seven days here. They conducted training on land and aboard the ship with the U.S. Navy, [...]
Coast Guard conducts change-of-watch ceremony
NEW ORLEANS – The Eighth Coast Guard District recognized the new Reserve Command Master Chief for the Gulf Coastal Region today, during a change-of-watch ceremony here.
During the ceremony, Master Chief Petty Officer John Lachman assumed the responsibilities of the Eight Coast Guard District Reserve Command Master Chief (RCMC) from Master Chief Petty Officer Paul Ladut, [...]
Coast Guard investigates capsizing of Cynthia Woods
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard is investigating the sinking of the sailing vessel Cynthia Woods, which resulted in the loss of one life.
The Coast Guard began an investigation of the Cynthia Woods June 8. The investigation will be comprehensive and will look at all possible contributing factors including mechanical and material conditions of the Cynthia [...]
Coast Guard and CBP Searching for 3 South of Jamaica
MIAMI – Search and Rescue coordinators at Coast Guard’s Seventh District Command Center in Miami are organizing a search for three people reported missing from a capsized vessel south of Jamaica, Monday.
While conducting law enforcement patrols Sunday, a Customs and Border Protection P-3 AEW (Advanced Early Warning) maritime patrol aircraft, stationed in Corpus Christi, Texas, [...]