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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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WorkBoat's top 10 news stories of 2022

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The sinking of the Miss Majestic in Hot Springs, Ark., in 1999, where 13 lives were lost. NTSB photo

New law will improve duck boat safety, NTSB says

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Emily Narrow, mission videographer, enjoys the sunset over the Pacific Ocean from the back deck of NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer during the NOAA Ocean Exploration mission: Discovering the Deep: Exploring Remote Pacific Marine Protected Areas in 2017. NOAA Ocean Exploration photo

US, Australia to jointly explore and map Pacific Ocean

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Crewmembers from Coast Guard cutter Forward offload interdicted narcotics in Port Everglades, Fla., Dec. 15, 2022. The offload contained an estimated $176 million in cocaine the Coast Guard and its partners intercepted in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Rodriguez.)

Coast Guard offloads $176 million worth of cocaine in Florida

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BOEM seeks comment on New England Wind energy project

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The Augusta is the 17th LCS designed and constructed by Austal USA. Austal USA photo

Austal USA christens LCS 34

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Harbor with a supply of marine diesel as well as gasoline. Shutterstock photo.

Diesel prices post sixth consecutive weekly drop

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The Coast Guard cutter returned to Alameda, Calif. after 77 days and 18,000 nautical miles. U.S. Coast Guard photo

Cutter Bertholf returns home with 1050 lbs. of cocaine

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Barring unforeseen delays, construction is slated to begin in 2025 and the first berth to open in 2028. Seacor AHM photo

Louisiana governor announces $1.8 billion Port of N.O. expansion

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Submarine work is taking place inside the shipyard's new steel-production facility. Austal USA photo

Austal USA begins submarine work

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