Coast Guard awards contract for Offshore Patrol Cutter Acquisition
Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate Seal.
WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard awarded a fixed-price incentive (firm target) contract to Austal USA of Mobile, Ala. to produce up to 11 offshore patrol cutters (OPCs). The initial award is valued at $208.26 million and supports detail design and long lead-time material for the fifth OPC, with options for production of up to 11 OPCs in total. The contract has...
Coast Guard participates in Operation Dry Water
MIAMI — The Coast Guard and partner agencies are participating in Operation Dry Water, a boating under the influence awareness and enforcement national campaign, Friday through Sunday.
Operation Dry Water focuses on spreading awareness of the danger of boating under the influence to the recreational boating public.
The mission of Operation Dry Water is to reduce the number of alcohol and drug-related...
Coast Guard teams to deploy for summer operations in Kotzebue, Alaska
Petty Officer 2nd Class Alex Cullen (center), a marine science technician with the Coast Guard Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF), speaks with Teller Native Corporation employees during a facility inspection in Teller, Alaska, July 20, 2021. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Members of Sector Anchorage’s Marine Safety Task Force (MSTF) will...
Coast Guard ramps up safety patrols during July 4th weekend
A Coast Guard crew aboard a 25-foot Response Boat, from Station Golden Gate, performs a vessel safety check on a recreational boat during a law enforcement patrol. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Swanson.
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary crews throughout California will increase boating safety patrols during the July 4th holiday weekend in support of...
Coast Guard Cutter Reliance returns from a 71-Day patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Reliance file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Clinton McDonald
PENSACOLA, Fla. —The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to homeport in Pensacola Thursday, after a 71-day Caribbean Sea patrol.
The Reliance crew supported the U.S. Coast Guard 7th District and Joint Interagency Task Force-South throughout their patrol, aiding in missions to interdict the flow...
Coast Guard releases 2021 recreational boating statistics
Washington – The U.S. Coast Guard released statistics on calendar year 2021 recreational boating incidents, revealing that there were 658 boating fatalities nationwide in 2021, a 14 percent decrease from the 767 deaths in 2020.
From 2020 to 2021, the total number of accidents decreased 16 percent (5,265 to 4,439), and the number of non-fatal injured victims decreased 17 percent (3,191 to 2,641).
Alcohol...
Coast Guard repatriates 46 people to Cuba
A migrant venture interdicted by U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton’s crew about 20 miles southeast of Snake Creek, Florida, June 27, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Isaac Mayo’s crew repatriated 46 Cubans to Cuba, Wednesday, following several interdictions off the Florida Keys.
A good Samaritan alerted Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of a rustic...
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute holds change of command ceremony
Cmdr. Michael T. Ross relieves Cmdr. Justin O. Vanden Heuvel as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute during a formal change of command ceremony at Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, June 28, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Cmdr. Michael T. Ross relieved Cmdr. Justin O. Vanden Heuvel as commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute (WMEC 620) during a change...
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater holds change of command
Capt. Joseh T. McGilley, former commander of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, and Capt. Scott S. Phy, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater commander, render salutes at the conclusion of a change of command ceremony in Clearwater, Florida, June 29, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez)
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater crewmembers held...
