HOUSTON – The Coast Guard has completed an initial assessment of the Houston Ship Channel, Port Freeport, Port of Galveston, Port of Texas City and Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.
The Houston Ship Channel is open to inbound and outbound traffic for all ships that draft less than 38 feet
The Port of Galveston is open to inbound [...]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Chief Warrant Officers Darrel Howells and Scott Stykel and Petty Officer Third Class Colleen Parker, from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage, conducted a port state control exam on the 552-foot cargo ship Albany Sound Monday at the Port of Anchorage. The Albany Sound names Hong Kong as its homeport and displays the Chinese [...]
Art Pine has a look at the Admiral Thad Allen in the August issue of Proceedings, the journal of the U.S. Naval Institute. For those of us who have an interest in the Coast Guard and its future, it offers an insight into the current leader and where he plans on taking the service.
The [...]
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard continues searching for Joseph McCatan, 28, who reportedly went missing near the Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River Sunday.
A crewmember aboard the commercial fishing vessel, the Kelli Michelle, called Coast Guard Station Venice at approximately 9 p.m. Sunday to report that McCatan was missing. He was last seen [...]