The Coast Guard conducted a MEDEVAC of a crew member from the M/V Navios Galaxy 1 off of Dutch Harbor, Alaska.  Video can be found here.  Photo courtesey of the U.S. Coast Guard.   

Over the weekend, the crew of the Hanjin Dallas effected a flawless rescue off the coast of San Francisco. Upon noticing an orange smoke signal, the ship notified the Coast Guard and diverted out of the traffic separation scheme and rescued a fisherman whose boat had capsized. The rescue was completed by launching the ships [...]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday the launch of an ORBCOMM concept demonstration satellite, equipped with Automatic Identification System (AIS) capability, from Kapustin Yar, Russia, Thursday. The satellite attained a proper orbit and is expected to start transmitting operational data within the next three months.  The U.S. Coast Guard Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS) [...]

I proceeded to my nearest TWIC enrollment center to begin the strange process of getting a TWIC. It honestly has to be one of the strangest things I’ve paid over $100 for. Expecting something similar to a mini-DMV, I walked into an old warehouse turned into an office park, full of mostly empty offices. Upon [...]