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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

Ballast-Water-Discharge — A vessel discharging ballast water. Photo: Maritime Environmental Resource Center.

Coast Guard issues final rule on ballast water reporting

Diamon Offshore — Photo courtesy of Diamond Offshore

Coast Guard withdraws proposed OCS rule

Towboat-Ingram-Miss-River — A towboat on the Mississippi River at Dubuque, Iowa. Subchapter M has established towing vessel safety regulations for the first time. Creative Commons photo by D. Michael Burns.

Subchapter M passes its first deadline