ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy will christen two new attack submarines during ceremonies Oct. 20, the Department of Defense announced. The future USS Vermont (SSN 792) will be christened at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. The future USS…
Polar Star Returns Home After Six Months in Dry Dock
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard cutter Polar Star arrived home Oct. 17 following a six-month maintenance period at Mare Island Dry Dock in Vallejo, California, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. The 42-year-old icebreaker received extensive repairs…
Coast Guard Offloads Cocaine, Marijuana Seized in the Caribbean Basin
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber offloaded approximately 3,516 pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $47 million seized in international waters off the Caribbean Basin…
PEO USC Program Office Wins Two Navy Acquisition Awards
WASHINGTON — The Unmanned Maritime Systems Program Office within Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) received two 2018 Department of the Navy Acquisition Excellence Awards during a ceremony Oct. 16 at the Pentagon, Naval Sea Systems…
Coast Guard, Caribbean Border Interagency Group Seize $30 Million in Cocaine off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard and Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) law enforcement authorities seized 2,324 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $30 million, following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel off Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 13 the…
Legare Returns to Virginia After Rescue Missions Off the East Coast
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Legare returned home to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth Oct. 15 following a 12-week patrol in the North Atlantic, providing search-and-rescue capability and living marine resource protection, the 5th Coast Guard District…
Wärtsilä Opens the World’s First International Maritime Cyber Centre of Excellence
SINGAPORE — The technology group Wärtsilä opened an International Maritime Cyber Centre of Excellence (IMCCE) Oct. 16 in Singapore, the company said in a release. The IMCCE consists of a Maritime Cyber Emergency Response Team (MCERT) and a cyber academy….
Fabrication Begins on Future USS Bougainville
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Fabrication has been started for the future amphibious assault ship USS Bougainville (LHA 8) at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Naval Sea Systems Command said in an Oct. 16 release. The start of fabrication…
Alert Returns Home Following Counterdrug Patrol
ASTORIA, Ore. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned home Oct. 13 following a 50-day counterdrug patrol to the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in an Oct. 15 release. The 75-member crew aboard Alert conducted multiple…
Cutter Heriberto Hernandez Repatriates 12 Dominican Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 12 Dominicans and returned two Haitians to Dominican authorities Oct. 14, following the interdiction of a migrant vessel Oct. 11 in waters just off Mona…
