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Coast Guard Rescues Sea Scouts 7/2/2009 10:07:32 AM More than two dozen Sea Scouts were rescued by the Coast Guard this week after their boat began taking on water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Concord, authorities said. According to Petty Officer Levi Read, the crew of the 85-ft. SSS Farallon reported that there were eight inches of water... Jobs at CG Centers of Expertise 6/29/2009 7:44:29 AM The Coast Guard announced the opening of the first installment of civilian Vacancy Announcements for the five new National Centers of Expertise (NCOE). These will be GS-12 and GS-13 positions.  The centers will have four to a maximum of nine inspectors/ investigators attached; only two to three CG mildet... CG Auxiliary Celebrates 70th Anniversary 6/25/2009 9:33:40 AM Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen presented the Auxiliary with a Coast Guard Unit Commendation award Tuesday at Coast Guard Headquarters as part of the Coast Guard's celebration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary's 70th anniversary. "The Coast Guard Auxiliary is the finest all-volunteer organization in our nation," said Adm... CG Proposed Rulemaking: Notice of Arrival, OCS 6/23/2009 11:14:03 AM On June 22 the U.S. Coast Guard announced the publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register to enhance maritime domain safety and security awareness on units and personnel planning to engage in Outer Continental Shelf activities. The proposed rule begins the process... Rábago, CG’s New Asst. Commandant for Acquisition 6/18/2009 9:29:11 AM The U.S. Coast Guard named its new Assistant Commandant for Acquisition and its Chief Acquisition Officer June 15 and promoted that flag officer to rear admiral upper half. The Coast Guard's newest two-star admiral is Rear Adm. Ronald J. Rábago, a 1978 graduate of the Coast Guard Academy... CG Mariner Medical Advisory Committee 6/16/2009 9:13:25 AM The U.S. Coast Guard announced the establishment of the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, which will be involved with matters relating to the medical evaluation process and evaluation criteria for medical certification of merchant mariners. The Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory... Prince Harry Visits the Coast Guard, N.Y. 6/1/2009 9:28:44 AM Prince Harry enjoys a ride onboard a Coast Guard 45 ft medium response boat from Station New York during a tour near the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor May 30, 2009. After a polo match on Governors Island, the Coast Guard boat crew took the prince on a tour of New York Harbor, ending on the Coast... CG Participates in Merchant Mariner's Memorial 5/20/2009 9:58:22 AM The Reverend Jacques Girard and Megan Sanders of the Seamen's Church Institute deliver an invocation of prayer while Coast Guard Sector New York's color guard maintain a silent vigil during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Mariner's Memorial in Battery Park, N.Y., honoring mariners who have perished at sea on Mariner's Day May 19, 2009... USCG Revises Model Maritime Service Code 5/19/2009 10:27:58 AM The U.S. Coast Guard announced on May 18 the publication of an updated and revised Model Maritime Service Code designed to assist countries seeking guidance in developing effective maritime forces with corresponding authorities. The Model Maritime Service Code, primarily based on some of the... Interview with Coast Guard Commandant 5/11/2009 8:33:38 AM Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, spoke with MarineNews about the merchant mariner credentialing process, TWIC, the new Centers of Expertise and the modernization of the Coast Guard's internal organization. Visit the Commandant's blog at www.uscg.mil/comdt/blog for more of his perspectives on the workings of the Coast Guard... MERPAC Seeks Applicants 5/11/2009 8:04:24 AM The Coast Guard is actively seeking applications for appointment to the Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee (MERPAC). MERPAC gives advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters pertinent to all personnel in the maritime industry, such as training, licensing, and certification... First Consolidated Merchant Mariner Credential 5/8/2009 9:19:11 AM The U.S. Coast Guard issued the first consolidated Merchant Mariner Credential May 7, during the Towing Safety Advisory Committee meeting held at Dania Beach, Fla. Jessica Dennis, a regulatory compliance manager for Hornbeck Offshore, was the first mariner to receive the new MMC as evidenced by its serial number of 000000001... CG Photo: Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico 5/1/2009 9:34:47 AM The Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico, a 160 ft inland construction tender, homeported in New Orleans, transits Baptiste Collette Bayou, while working aids to navigation in the Mississippi River Delta near Venice, La., Wednesday April 29, 2009. The Pamlico is manned by 16 crewmembers, who construct... CG Announces Crewmember ID Final Rule 4/29/2009 9:15:03 AM The U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship Directorate announced the publication of a final rule establishing new identification document requirements for crewmembers of certain vessels in U.S. navigable waters. This rule affects crewmembers aboard foreign commerical vessels operating in U... Proposed Changes: Great Lakes Pilotage Rates 4/28/2009 9:17:25 AM The U.S. Coast Guard's Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship Directorate announced that the Federal Register has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the Great Lakes pilotage rates for 2009. The proposed new rule is effective August 1, 2009, and would increase the pilotage rates on the Great Lakes by 9... CG Photo: CGC Thetis in UNITAS Gold 4/27/2009 8:06:56 AM The Coast Guard Cutter Thetis sails in formation with maritime forces from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Mexico, Peru, The United States and Uruguay off the coast of Florida during UNITAS Gold, April 23. The maritime forces are participating in the 50th iteration... CG Photo: 45 ft Response Boat 4/24/2009 9:37:04 AM A Coast Guard crew from Station Boston operates a new law enforcement and search and rescue boat in Boston Harbor, April 13, 2009. The 45-foot response boat medium was delivered to Coast Guard Station Boston, March 28, 2009, and is the third initiative in the Response Boats 2010 strategic... CG Opens Renewable Energy Center 4/23/2009 9:39:36 AM The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to open its first Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Center on April 22, at the Coast Guard Yard, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, Md., as part of its Earth Day Celebration. "As America's Maritime Guardians, not only do we protect the environment through... Electronically Controlled Cargo Pump Engines 4/17/2009 10:35:55 AM For many years, cargo pump engines on weather decks of Subchapter D & O tank barges had mechanical-type start and control systems.  The installation of electronically controlled engines on tank barges since the 1990s has introduced non-approved electrical equipment associated with engine monitoring... CG Foundation Honors USCG Eighth District 4/1/2009 11:04:16 AM The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education, welfare and morale of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced that its Guardian of the Heartland Annual Tribute to the United States Coast Guard’s Eighth District will take place on Friday, April 3, 2009 in New Orleans, Louisiana... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...