Vega Reederei Violates US Ballast Water Laws
After an investigation of ballast water discharge violations, the US Coast Guard initiated civil penalty proceedings against Vega Reederei GmbH & Co. KG, the operator of the bulk carrier Vega Mars on February 2.
Traffic Resumes at US Port of Virginia
Following the passage of Winter Storm Helena, the US Coast Guard (USCG), Captain of the Port (COTP), has fully reopened the Port of Virginia to commercial vessel traffic.
Update: Vessel Traffic Resumes in Los Angeles Harbor
The Port of Los Angeles is now open to all vessel traffic as the US Coast Guard (USCG) ended the search for a downed helicopter in the port on January 5, 2017.
Vessel Traffic Halted in Los Angeles Harbor
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has closed the entrance to Los Angeles Harbor to all vessel traffic as it is investigating a report of a downed helicopter near San Pedro, California.
USCG Searching for Royal Caribbean’s Cruise Ship Passenger
The US authorities are searching for a person that went overboard from the Independence of the Seas cruise ship in Florida waters on December 22, 2016, the US Coast Guard (USCG) informed.
Roger Blough Heads to Sturgeon Bay for Repairs
Roger Blough, the bulk carrier that ran aground on May 27 in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior, received a permission on Saturday to transit down the St. Marys River to anchorage in Potagannissing Bay in the vicinity of DeTour Village, Michigan, the U.S. Coa
El Faro’s Captain Planned to Avoid Storm, Hearings Reveal
The U.S. Coast Guard continued the investigation into last year’s sinking of the United States-flagged cargo vessel El Faro with a second round of public Marine Board of Investigation hearings on Monday.