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Coast Guard 1st District cutters head to Naval Station Newport for the 2016 Cutter Roundup — NEWPORT, Rhode Island - Several Coast Guard Cutters sit at the pier at Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island on Oct. 25, 2016, during the 1st District Cutter Roundup held in Newport, Rhode Island. The roundup allows crews of cutters located from New Jers.

Transfer the Coast Guard to the Defense Department?

Pamela Glass

Coast Guard rescues lift boat crewmembers — Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a distress call from the lift boat, Superior Trust, near Southwest Pass, Louisiana, Feb. 15, 2017. Coast Guard photo)

Four crew rescued in Louisiana liftboat mishap

Kirk Moore

USCGC Polar Star icebreaking operations off of Antarctica — The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts through Antarctic ice in the Ross Sea near a large group of seals as the ship

Everything you always wanted to know about icebreaking

U.S. Coast Guard

USCG Station Crisfield integral part of small, fishing community — A drafting compass is seen on a nautical chart at Coast Guard Station Crisfield, Crisfield, Md., Aug. 4, 2013. Station crew members use the tool to plot positions on the chart for Coast Guard missions. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Li.

Is the U.S. maritime industry ready for digital charting?

WorkBoat Staff

Kamokuna ocean entry — Kamokuna ocean entry of lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano. USGS photo.

Illegal charters offer volcano tourists a hot time

Kirk Moore

Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Chock enforce a security zone for the 58th Presidential Inauguration — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Chock enforce a security zone in the waterways surrounding Washington, D.C. for the 58th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 19, 2017. The Coast Guard is working with federal and state partners to protect the nation'.

Coast Guard sets Palm Beach security zones for Trump

Kirk Moore

hollywood-entering-aguas-claras-800x480 — The tugboat Hollywood enters the Aguas Clara lock on the Panama Canal. TradeWinds Towing photo.

TradeWinds Towing makes first post-Panamax tug-barge transit

Kirk Moore

El-Faro-Wreck-NTSB — The wreck of the El Faro. NTSB photo.

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Coast Guard releases schedule for final El Faro hearing

Ashley Herriman

Sunken tugboat, barge submerged in upper Houston Ship Channel — A barge sits almost vertical in the upper Houston Ship Channel with a boom surrounding it after it became submerged around 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2015. Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service Houston received a radio call from a good Samaritan who saw the ve.

Coast Guard wants to raise marine casualty damage threshold

Dale K. DuPont

Antarctic Icebreaking 2017 — The Coast Guard cutter Polar Star, with 75,000 hp and its 13,500-ton weight, broke through Antarctic ice en route to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley.

Photos: Coast Guard cutter arrives in Antarctica

David Krapf

uss-nitze-arrives-mauritius-2014-usn — PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (March 10, 2014) The guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) pulls alongside a tugboat as the ship prepares to moor for a scheduled port visit. Nitze is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theat.

Finding the Coast Guard, 9,455 miles from home

Pamela Glass