Release From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offloaded approximately 11,922 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $88.2 million, Tuesday, at Port Everglades. The seized contraband was the result of three separate interdictions…
Bollinger Shipyards Applauds Full Funding of Polar Security Cutter Program
Release From Bollinger Shipyards PASCAGOULA, Miss. — August 5, 2025 — With the recent enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the U.S. Coast Guard’s Polar Security Cutter (PSC) program is now funded through completion of all three vessels –…
Austal USA Receives Contract for Second Offshore Patrol Cutter
Release From Austal USA Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA has received a contract option award from the U.S. Coast Guard for the construction of the second Stage 2 Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) and acquisition of long lead-time material to…
Shield AI’s New V-BAT Passes Operational Evaluation with U.S. Coast Guard
Release From Shield AI SAN DIEGO (July 31, 2025) – Shield AI, the deep-tech company developing cutting-edge autonomy software and next-generation defense aircraft, announced that its new V-BAT 5.3 unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully completed Operational Test & Evaluation…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns Home Following 134-day Western Pacific Patrol
From U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District, July 31, 2025 ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) and crew returned to their Base Alameda home port, Wednesday, following a 134-day patrol in the Indo-Pacific. Stratton’s crew engaged in professional…
Coast Guard Offloads More than $74M in Illicit Drugs Interdicted in Eastern Pacific
From U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District, July 29, 2025 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma’s crew offloaded approximately 9,970 pounds of cocaine worth $73.7 million, Tuesday, at Port Everglades. The seized contraband was the result of an interdiction on…
Cydome Unveils Cyber‑Incident Reporting Tool as the U.S. Maritime Sector Faces Law Enforcement
A new tool provides immediate compliance support as maritime operators become federally required to report cyber incidents under U.S. law From Cydome, July 28, 2025 Tel Aviv, July 28, 2025 – With Federal maritime cybersecurity reporting rules that entered enforcement on July 16,…
Bollinger to Lead Partnership with Allies to Deliver U.S. Coast Guard’s Arctic Security Cutter
Partnership comprises world’s premier icebreaker shipbuilders: Bollinger Shipyards, Rauma Shipyards, Seaspan Shipyards and Aker Arctic Plan delivers fastest schedule, lowest risk, cost certainty, and a full transition to American shipyards MPI design exceeds all requirements and is production ready, allowing…
U.S. Coast Guard responds to Chinese Research Vessel off Alaska
From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District, July 26, 2025 JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic, approximately 290…
Newly Modified Coast Guard Cutter Storis Prepares for Arctic Duty
The U.S. Coast Guard’s newly acquired icebreaker Storis recently arrived in Seattle to prepare for its first Arctic patrol, after a six-week voyage from Bollinger Shipyards in Mississippi. The Coast Guard bought the M/V Aiviq (now the Storis) late last…
