Category: Coast Guard

6 Rescued, 12 Missing After Large Boat Capsizes Off Louisiana Coast

April 14, 2021
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Six people were rescued on Tuesday after a large commercial boat capsized off the coast of Louisiana in the Gulf of Mexico, but 12 remain missing, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Coast Guard and multiple good Samaritan vessels continue their search and rescue efforts about eight miles (12.9 kilometers) south of Port…

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Cost of Coast Guard Ship Nears $1B as Questions Mount Over Federal Shipbuilding Plan

February 21, 2021
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OTTAWA—The federal government has quietly revealed that it expects to pay nearly $1 billion to build a new research vessel for the Canadian Coast Guard. That is nearly 10 times what the ship was originally supposed to cost when the project was launched more than a decade ago, and three times the latest estimate from…

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US Concerned Chinese Regime’s New Coast Guard Law Could Escalate Maritime Disputes

February 20, 2021
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The United States is concerned by the Chinese regime’s recently enacted coast guard law and that it could escalate maritime disputes and be invoked to assert unlawful claims, the U.S. State Department said on Feb. 19. China, which has maritime sovereignty disputes with Japan in the East China Sea and with several Southeast Asian countries in the South…

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Coast Guard Ramps up Protections for BC Whales

January 15, 2021
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The Canadian Coast Guard has established a first-of-its-kind division to elevate safeguards against human-caused deaths and injuries to whales in B.C. waters. Staffed 24/7, the Marine Mammal Desk will report sightings in real time to advise vessel traffic on the activities of whales to help reduce collisions and net entanglements. The information will be shared…

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