Tag: USCG
Sunken Philippine Oil Tanker Found after 3 Weeks
A Japanese remotely operated vehicle (ROV) has located the motor tanker Princess Empress nearly a month since it sank in the waters off Naujan,...
US Tanker Compliance Certificates
Certificates of compliance for tank vessels in the United States, states a Skuld news source.
Basic requirements for COCs
Recently, Skuld has seen an increase in...
USCG Drafts Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan Guidance
The U.S. Coast Guard announced that a Notice of Availability (NOA) pertaining to Coastal Zone Area Contingency Plan (ACP) guidance has been published, reports...
Oily Water Pollution Prosecutions To Continue?
Two recent magic-pipe prosecutions by the US DOJ demonstrates the aggressive pursuit of vessel owners and operators whose crews discharge oily water, writes Blank...
63 Ships Detained By The USCG In 2021
The three-year rolling average detention ratio decreased from 1.02% to 0.87%.
For those merit appeals, one was granted, seven were denied, and two...
USCG Describes Type-Approval Testing Methods For BWMS
the draft policy letter stated that viability testing methods would need to include statistical data demonstrating a stated minimum for precision and accuracy...
Yet Another Evergreen Container Ship Runs Aground
After leaving the Port of Baltimore on Sunday night en route to Norfolk, Virginia, the Evergreen Marine-owned containership Ever Forward ran aground in Chesapeake...
Discarded Lithium Batteries Catches Fire
The U.S. Coast Guard is warning about the hazards of transporting discarded lithium batteries after a container illegally loaded them caught fire while en...
[Watch] USCG Seizes More Than $1,000m in Drugs
The US Coast Guard unloaded this Thursday in the port of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a cache of 24,720 kilos of cocaine and 7,166 kilos...
ESG Finishes Major Infrastructure Project To Aid USCG Program
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. announced the completion of a new, state-of-the-art aluminum superstructure fabrication and assembly hall at its Nelson Street Shipyard.
This...