Russian Navy cruiser RFS Varyag (011) and destroyer RFS Marshal Shaposhnikov (543). Japan MOD photo
Over the past two weeks, the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet has been conducting drills in the Chukchi and Bering Seas and the Chukchi Peninsula of Eastern Siberia, some of which have been observed by the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard. Meanwhile, Royal Australian Navy ships have set out for a regional presence deployment to Southeast and Northeast Asia. Read More
The following is the Sept. 14, 2023, Congressional Research Service report U.S.-China Strategic Competition in South and East China Seas: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The first steel is cut for the future USCGC Polar Sentinel (PSC-1). Bollinger Photo
A Mississippi shipyard started fabricating on what will be the first components for a new fleet of heavy U.S. icebreakers, the company announced on Wednesday. Read More
Artist’s Rendering of Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter
The design for the U.S. Coast Guard’s long-gestating heavy ice breaker won’t be ready until next year and the first hull likely won’t deliver until 2028 – three years later than the original estimate – according to a new Government Accountability Office report reviewed by USNI News. Read More
The following is the July 2023, Government Accountability Office report, Coast Guard: Clarifying Emergency Policies and Assessing Needs Could Improve Unit Disaster Preparedness. Read More
The following is the July 10, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Polar Security Cutter (Polar Icebreaker) Program: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
The following is the July 10, 2023, Congressional Research Service report, Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress. Read More
Titan submersible. OceanGate Image
The Coast Guard has potentially recovered the remains of the five passengers who died aboard the Titan submersible after it imploded while attempting to visit the wreck of RMS Titanic. Read More
Titan submersible. OceanGate Image
Canada and the United States have launched investigations into the Titan submersible implosion. Read More
Titan submersible. OceanGate Image
This post will be updated as new information is available.
The remains of the Titan submersible were found 1,600 feet away from the wreck of the RMS Titanic in what the Coast Guard is calling a catastrophic implosion. Read More
