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Global Diving & Salvage personnel conduct operations to remove pollution threats from the ferry vessel Tourist No. 2 in Astoria, Ore., Aug. 4, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee)

Removal of pollution threats from sunken Oregon ferry ends

The Coast Guard responded to an oil spill yesterday (Aug. 8, 2022) after an oil tank platform collapsed at the Hilcorp Caillou Island facility in Terrebonne Bay, La. Initial response actions included 4,500' of containment boom, three skimming vessels, and five response vessels on scene. Hilcorp estimates less than 14,000 gals. of crude oil entered the water. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

Coast Guard responds to Louisiana oil spill

mardi-gras-tug-working-steiner-shipyard-crescent-towing — Crescent Towing's 5,500-hp, Z-drive ship escort/ship assist tugboat at work. Steiner Shipyard/Crescent Towing photo.

COI phase-in period for Subchapter M towing vessels ends

NY Waterway ferry crews helped rescue passengers involved in a boat accident on the Hudson River that left two dead and two critically injured Tuesday afternoon. (Photo NY Waterway twitter page, https://twitter.com/ridetheferry/status/1546957663954735105/photo/3

Coast Guard stresses boater safety after fatal New York accident

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Telfair Brown, Coast Guard District 1

Coast Guard Academy to welcome most women ever in an incoming class

Vice Adm. Steven Poulin, commander of the U.S.Coast Guard Atlantic Area, gives remarks at the Atlantic Area change of command ceremony on May 24, 2022, at U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown, Va. Poulin transferred command to Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday and is now headed to U.S. Coast Guard headquarters for service as the vice commandant. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Travis Magee)

A message from Vice Commandant Steven D. Poulin

A Coast Guard 45-foot response boat-medium boat crew rescued three people after their 24-foot vessel was taking on water near Egmont Key in Tampa Bay, May 21, 2022. The three people were taken off a buoy with no medical concerns. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

Coast Guard rescues three in Tampa Bay

Towboats in a group News Log April 2010 — The Coast Guard has stopped charging vessel inspection user fees for towing vessels that use the Towing Safety Management System (TSMS) option for documenting Subchapter M compliance. WorkBoat file photo

Inspection fees suspended for Subchapter M TSMS option

Capt. Kelly Denning addresses the audience prior to accepting command of Sector New Orleans April 14, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Riley Perkofski)

Coast Guard Sector New Orleans holds change-of-command ceremony

Brazos Pilots Association photo

Coast Guard: Verify gateway handhold arrangements