Release From U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to two Chinese research vessels operating in the U.S. Arctic and is currently monitoring a total of five similar vessels in or near…
Coast Guard District is Economic Nerve Center with Complex Northern Border Challenge
Editor’s Note: Since this article first appeared in the July/August issue of Seapower, the 9th District has been renamed the Great Lakes District. The 9th Coast Guard District, or D9 as it is known to the 5,000 people stationed at…
Coast Guard Announces ‘Chief Petty Officer Class’ for New Waterways Commerce Cutters
Release From U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that its new fleet of Waterways Commerce Cutters (WCC) will be designated as the “Chief Petty Officer Class.” Each cutter will be named in honor of…
Austal USA Starts Construction on Second OPC for Coast Guard
MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA started construction on its second Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Icarus (WMSM 920). Like Pickering (WMSM 919), Icarus is being built at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility as part of a contract that…
Coast Guard Offloads $88M in Illicit Drugs Interdicted in the Eastern Pacific
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…
