PORTLAND, Ore. — Vigor has entered an agreement to take over the former home of Christensen Yachts in Vancouver, Washington, following a search for the best location to build the U.S. Army’s new landing craft, Maneuver Support Vessel (Light) or…
Vigor Will Feature Its State-of-the-Art Fast Patrol Craft at NAVDEX 2019
SEATTLE, Wash. — Vigor, the builder of the US Navy’s Combatant Craft Medium and Combatant Craft Heavy as well as the U.S. Coast Guard Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) will feature its new 21-meter patrol boat, the Vigor Fast Inceptor…
Coast Guard Academy Named a Best Value College
Coast Guard Academy Named a Best Value CollegeNEW LONDON, Conn., — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy was recently included in the Princeton Review’s “The Best Value Colleges: 200 Schools with Exceptional Return On Investment for Your Tuition Investment” publication, which…
Coast Guard, DEA, Caribbean Border Interagency Group Partners Apprehend 4 Smugglers, Seize $3 Million in Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell (WPC-1105) offloaded 200 pounds of cocaine Jan. 30 evening and transferred custody of four suspected smugglers to U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special agents in Mayaguez, Puerto…
Coast Guard Patrols South Pacific in Support of International Fisheries
HONOLULU — Following a stop in Fiji in late January, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mellon continued their South Pacific patrol in support of counter-Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported fishing and global security missions, the 14th Coast Guard District…
Coast Guard Assists 17 Fishermen in Series of Responses off Pacific Northwest Coast
SEATTLE — Coast Guard crews along the Oregon and Washington coasts have assisted 17 fishermen in five responses since Jan. 20, the 13th Coast Guard District said in a Jan. 25 release. Response efforts included crews from Coast Guard Station…
Coast Guard Interdicts Migrants, Suspected Smuggler off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard interdicted 29 migrants, and one suspected smuggler Jan. 22 following two separate at-sea interdictions, the 7th Coast Guard District said in a release. Two of the interdicted migrants are facing potential federal…
Vigor Awarded Contract for Maintenance of Coast Guard Cutter Healy
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard’s most technologically advanced polar icebreaker, Healy, arrived at Vigor’s shipyard in Seattle in early January for maintenance, the company announced in a release. The $7.3 million contract includes sea valve renewal and overhaul, bow…
Coast Guard Rescues 31 from Disabled Boat North of Bimini
MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued 31 Haitians from the disabled pleasure craft, Summer Art, Jan. 20 approximately 9 miles north of Bimini, Bahamas, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. At approximately 5 a.m., 7th Coast Guard…
Coast Guard Interdicts Suspected Migrant Smuggling Boat off Florida Coast
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber crew interdicted a boat with six people, including four who did not have current U.S visas, attempting to illegally enter the United States, near Sunny Isles, Jan. 19, the 7th Coast…
