Oct. 22, 2018

Service life extension work completed on sixth 140-foot icebreaking tug

Coast Guard Cutter Katmai Bay departed the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, Sept. 29, 2018, following completion of service life extension project activities as part of the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) Program.

Oct. 22, 2018

Coast Guard seeks information to support Waterways Commerce Cutter Program

The Coast Guard released a request for information (RFI) Oct. 15 to gather information about the state of the market and current industrial capabilities to support various ship-mounted, marine cranes for the Waterways Commerce Cutter (WCC) program.

Oct. 17, 2018

Coast Guard NAIS transitions to sustainment

The Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) transitioned to sustainment Aug. 26 2018, completing a 14-year process that enhances the Coast Guard’s maritime domain awareness (MDA) of vessels operating in or approaching the nation’s waterways, ports, and infrastructure.

Oct. 11, 2018

Coast Guard orders seven over the horizon cutter boats

The Coast Guard placed two delivery orders, worth a combined total of approximately $2.74 million with SAFE Boats International LLC of Bremerton, Washington, Sept. 27, for seven over the horizon IV (OTH IV) cutter boats.

Oct. 5, 2018

Deadline Near: Help Boaters Become Ready For Rescue

The Coast Guard is Semper Paratus, “always ready” in case of emergency, but needs the public’s help to ensure that boaters are ready too.

Oct. 3, 2018

Coast Guard orders seven response boats

The Coast Guard placed a delivery order for seven response boats-small II (RB-S IIs), worth approximately $3.0 million, with Metal Shark Boats of Jeanerette, Louisiana, Sept. 26.

Sept. 28, 2018

Coast Guard exercises option for long lead-time material to construct 11th NSC

The Coast Guard exercised an option under the existing contract with Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. of Pascagoula, Mississippi today, to procure long lead-time material in preparation for the construction of the 11th national security cutter (NSC).

Sept. 28, 2018

Coast Guard exercises option to construct first offshore patrol Cutter, acquire long lead-time materials for second offshore patrol cutter

Today, the U.S. Coast Guard exercised contract options with Eastern Shipbuilding Group to begin construction of the lead Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and to acquire long lead-time materials for the second OPC.

Sept. 27, 2018

Coast Guard begins process to transfer patrol boats to Ukraine

Coast Guard Vice Adm. Michael McAllister, Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, and Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko commemorated the upcoming transfer of two former 110-foot Island Class patrol boats to Ukraine with a ceremony Sept. 27, 2018, at Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore.

Sept. 24, 2018

Coast Guard awards contract for C-27J simulator

The Coast Guard, on Aug. 29 awarded a $15.1 million contract to L3 Technologies Integrated Systems, to procure a C-27J Spartan operational flight trainer, ancillary devices, spare parts and documentation in support of training requirements for C-27J pilots.