Top Stories 2022: Coast Guard December 30, 2022 10:21 PM - Updated: January 1, 2023 11:33 PM This post is part of a series looking back at the top naval stories from 2022. A change in leadership, difficulty in…
Bollinger Closes $15M Acquisition of Halter Marine, New Name: ‘Bollinger Mississippi Shipbuilding’ November 14, 2022 5:42 PM The Mississippi shipyard that is building the Coast Guard’s next heavy icebreaker has officially changed ownership, the company announced on…
UPDATED: Bollinger to Buy Halter Marine Shipyard, Oversee Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter Program November 6, 2022 9:24 PM - Updated: November 6, 2022 11:03 PM This post was updated with a statement from ST Engineering. The Mississippi shipyard that won the contract to build a…
Eastern Shipbuilding Withdraws Coast Guard OPC GAO Protest, Will Pursue ‘Different Legal Pathway’ October 5, 2022 7:38 PM Eastern Shipbuilding Group withdrew a protest to a June Coast Guard contract award for the second phase of the service’s…
Fisherman Dead After Collision With Coast Guard Cutter Near Puerto Rico August 9, 2022 3:31 PM A fisherman is dead after a U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a fishing boat crashed outside of Puerto Rico Monday.…
Eastern Shipbuilding Protests Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Award to Austal USA July 21, 2022 12:53 PM - Updated: July 21, 2022 2:32 PM This story has been updated on with additional information from Austal USA and HII. The shipyard first tapped to build…
Coast Guard Issues Austal USA Contract Worth up to $3.3B for Offshore Patrol Cutter July 1, 2022 3:54 PM The Coast Guard has issued Austal USA contract work up to $3.3 billion to build the service’s Offshore Patrol Cutter,…
Coast Guard Weathering Cutter Production Delays as More Coasties Head to Sea February 23, 2022 1:42 PM SAN DIEGO, Calif. – The top Coast Guard officer remains optimistic at the pace of expanding the fleet of cutters…
Coast Guard Struggling with Southern California ‘Costal Awareness Gap’ as Maritime Smuggling Rises February 17, 2022 10:42 AM SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Grappling with a rise in maritime smuggling in recent years off Southern California, Coast Guard Sector…
About Five Percent of Active-duty Coast Guard Personnel Remain Unvaccinated; 206 Marines Separated for Vaccine Refusal January 3, 2022 5:41 PM Nearly 5 percent of the Coast Guard’s active-duty personnel was unvaccinated as the service closed out the year.…