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Dean Taylor bow — The OSV Dean Edward Taylor. Photo by David Krapf

Coast Guard issues tech note on transport of offshore workers on OSVs

blessey award — Pictured left to right: Clark Todd, AWO treasurer; Scott Merritt, AWO chairman; Walter Blessey Jr., and Rear Adm. John Nadeau. Photo courtesy Deanna Wisniewski, AWO

Blessey receives Coast Guard public service award

Sub M_0391 — Subchapter M affects about 6,000 vessels. Photo by David Krapf

Subchapter M: Only a few days left to schedule inspections

alex-person-unsplash — Cannabis dispensary, Colorado. Photo by Alex Person on Unsplash

Marijuana and sea service don't mix despite state laws

Transocean rig — A Transocean drilling rig. Transocean photo

Confined spaces: Silent and invisible killers

101209-G-6722B-105 - Locating devices — An emergency position indicating radio beacon is held in front of a 25-foot Response Boat-Small moored in front of Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., Dec. 9, 2010. When activated, a properly registered EPIRB sends an electronic signal that will notify t

Coast Guard responds to over 200 EPIRB alerts annually

Nation's only heavy icebreaker returns from Antarctic mission — The crew aboard the Coast Guard cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot heavy icebreaker pull into Coast Guard Base Seattle, March 11, 2019. The crew was underway for 107 days in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a U.S. military resupply operation for the U.S. Anta

Polar Star returns home following 105-day Antarctic trip

EL FARO NTSB — The El Faro wreck. NTSB photo

Third party oversight after El Faro

USCG Space X — The Coast Guard, in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, launched two 6U CubeSats from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, as part of the Polar Scout project on Dec. 3. Photo courtesy of SpaceX.

Coast Guard, DHS launch two nanosatellites

Sample-mariner-credential-USCG — A sample mariner credential. USCG image.

Coast Guard posts MMC application guidance