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Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew rescues a boater from a capsized vessel near Slidell, La., Sept. 18, 2022. The boaters and their dog were safely rescued and transported to a nearby marina. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)

NOAA satellites helped save 397 lives in 2022

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(Faces are purposely out of focus.) U.S. Coast Guard video

USCG rescues Haitians stranded by smugglers

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Interior finalizes offshore wind safety and environmental duties

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Four NSMVs are being built at Philly Shipyard. Philly Shipyard photo

Philly Shipyard cuts steel for fourth national training ship

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A Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod crew successfully conducted a medevac of an 82-year-old male aboard the cruise ship Queen Mary II approximately 85 nautical miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., in early January. The air crew safely brought the man back to Hanscom Air Force Base where EMS was waiting to transport the man to Massachusetts General Hospital. U.S. Coast Guard video Courtesy of Air Station Cape Cod

Coast Guard rescues octogenarian from cruise ship

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Marad can award grants for capital projects and workforce training to qualified small shipyards. Ken Hocke photo

$20 million in funding available for small shipyards

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BOEM Jackup Sun — Sun filters down on a jackup rig in the Gulf of Mexico. BOEM photo

BOEM seeks comment on revisions to oil and gas lease sale bid procedures

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Professional mariners deploy equipment used to measure the seawater’s salinity, temperature and depth from NOAA ship Reuben Lasker. (NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations/Maideline Sanchez)

Hiring events in Mississippi for NOAA research ship jobs

Crewmembers assigned to USCGC Forward (WMEC 911) transport illegal narcotics to the cutter’s onboard storage location in the Atlantic Ocean Nov. 11, 2022. The Forward was deployed in the Coast Guard Seventh District’s area of operations for counterdrug missions. U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Olivia Anthony photo

Medium endurance cutter seizes tens of thousands of pounds of cocaine

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The Final Supplemental EIS includes an expanded greenhouse gas (GHG) analysis and provides an analysis of monetized impacts from these estimated GHG emissions. Shell photo

BOEM issues final environmental analysis for upcoming Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sales

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This report identified numerous, systemic challenges in the management of operations at USMMA, including the oversight of capital programs. USMMA photo

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's new capital improvement plan

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Gas Ares after the accident. Source: U.S. Coast Guard

NTSB Marine Safety Reports: Quarterly Summary

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The combination of high cargo ship traffic, feeding areas and migratory whale routes result in a marked increased risk of ship strikes to whales that can result in serious injury or death to whales. John Calambokidis/Cascadia photo

Endangered whales off California coast will move shipping lanes

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