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Savage Ingenuity tow — The towboat Savage Ingenuity and two empty tank barges on south bank of the GIWW post-accident. Aft view shows water up to second deck on starboard side of towboat. Coast Guard photos

Coast Guard updates marine casualty reporting forms

Joint response underway for ship, barge collision in Houston Ship Channel — A barge loaded with marine fuel oil sits partially submerged in the Houston Ship Channel after the 2014 collision with the bulk carrier Summer Wind. USCG photo.

Coast Guard proposes rule affecting fuel oil transfers on inspected vessels

Pertusola — The 476'x72' Pertusola is owned by Carbofin SpA. Carboflotta Shipowning Group image

Coast Guard responds to vessel collision south of Oahu

Use of wrong materials delivers final blow to burning passenger vessel

2015 August OTW Crown Point running — The towboat Crown Point was the first West Coast vessel to obtain a Certificate of Inspection under Subchapter M. Tidewater Transportation & Terminals photo.

Coast Guard updates approved Subchapter M TPO list

BALLAST WATER INSPECTION — Petty Officer 3rd Class Kent-Erik Hedberg, Marine Safety Detachment Massena peers through a refractometer at a sample of ballast water from the motor vessel Eider, in Montreal, June 3, 2008. The U.S. Coast Guard inspects all vessels' ballast water before.

Coast Guard receives 28th application for ballast water management system type approval

Coast Guard responds to fire aboard charter vessel

Coast Guard responds to tugboats sinking — The Coast Guard has transitioned from pollution response to the investigation phase of a major marine casualty that occurred July 5 involving three towboats that sank in the Illinois River. USCG photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Preston

Coast Guard investigating sinking of towboats

Coast Guard bulker — A U.S.-inspected Great Lakes bulker that was laid up for the winter suffered a catastrophic fire that caused major cosmetic, machinery, and structural damage. USCG image

No watchman, major fire, ship is lost

Coast Guard, local partners crack down on illegal charter boat operations — A Coast Guard crew verifes proper documentation and interview a boat operator and deckhand during a safety inspection at Monroe Harbor in Chicago, Aug. 19, 2017. Coast Guard photo/MCPO Alan Haraf

Coast Guard seeing COD delays