The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard outlined his vision for the service and highlighted the accomplishments of its people during his February 20 “State of the Coast Guard” address… Read More
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On the night of January 6, Parker Towing Company’s mv. Normond McAllister had just delivered a barge loaded with gypsum to Muscogee Wharf, near the Pensacola, Fla., waterfront. The crew,… Read More
Note: an updated version of this story can be found here. The Eighth Coast Guard Reported January 26 that three crew members from the mv. R.C. Creppel were missing after… Read More
Washington, D.C. –-American Waterways Operators president and CEO Tom Allegretti said U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has eroded the Jones Act and opened the door for foreign vessels to… Read More
A Coast Guard investigation has determined a “mate on-watch” falling asleep at the controls caused a tow to hit a Cincinnati-area floating restaurant and marina. The allision between the towing… Read More
Navigation on the western Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) was hampered for at least a week following the sinking of two barges near Mile 510.5 WHL (west of Harvey Lock), just… Read More
The United States Coast Guard issued a Marine Safety Alert on December 6 warning of the risk of retractable towboat pilothouses. In Alert 13-19, “An Important Safety Consideration–Hazards of Retractable… Read More
In a December 3 alert to its members, The American Waterways Operators said the Coast Guard had “confirmed to AWO that in response to industry concerns following the agency’s July… Read More
Washington, D.C.—The American Waterways Operators (AWO) announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Jennifer Carpenter has been named AWO’s next president and CEO effective January 1. Carpenter will succeed… Read More
On October 23, Chief Petty Officer Jeremy Shaffer and the Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team New Orleans were working on the west bank of the Lower Mississippi River near… Read More
