ARLINGTON, Va. — The loss of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard pier-side to a raging fire last year was a terrible blow to the U.S. Navy, but as the hulk of the ship was being towed from San…
Coast Guard Commissions Sentinel-class Cutter Emlen Tunnell
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the USCGC Emlen Tunnell (WPC 1145), Patrol Forces Southwest Asia’s fourth 154-foot Sentinel-class cutter, into service at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia Oct. 15, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area said in release. Adm. Karl Schultz,…
LCS Santa Barbara Christened
MOBILE, Ala. — Austal USA hosted the christening ceremony for the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32) Independence-variant littoral combat ship at the company’s Gulf Coast shipyard Oct. 16, the company said in a release. Ship sponsor Lolita Zinke performed the…
USS Germantown Arrives in San Diego after 10-Year Forward Deployment
SAN DIEGO — Amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) arrived in San Diego Oct. 15, after a decade of forward-deployed service in the Indo-Pacific region operating out of Japan, Expeditionary Strike Group 3 public affairs said in a release. As part…
Navy Responds to Russian Allegation Regarding Encounter in Sea of Japan
PEARL HARBOR — The U.S. Pacific Fleet released on Oct. 15 the following statement regarding the encounter that day between an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer and a Russian destroyer: “The statement from the Russian Defense Ministry about the interaction between…
Saildrone Closes $100 Million Funding to Advance Ocean Intelligence Products
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Saildrone, a market leader in ocean data, ocean mapping, and maritime intelligence solutions, announced Oct. 18 the close of its $100 million Series C round, bringing its total funding to $190 million. Led by BOND, the round includes…
Maritime Security Regimes Round Table Will Address Present Challenges, Future Opportunities
The Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Centre of Excellence (CJOS COE) is conducting a virtual Maritime Security Regimes round table (MSR RT) Nov. 3-4. With an international staff representing 13 nations, the CJOS COE is led by Vice Adm….
Navy to Christen Littoral Combat Ship Santa Barbara
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Navy will christen its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship (LCS), the future USS Santa Barbara (LCS 32), during a 10 a.m. CDT ceremony Saturday, Oct. 16 in Mobile, Alabama. Meredith Berger, performing the duties of…
Wreck of Storied Revenue Cutter Found
One of the America’s most iconic ships, which sailed the high seas in the Revenue Cutter Service, Coast Guard and Navy from the Arctic to Antarctica, has been found on the bottom of the ocean. The U.S. Revenue Cutter (USRC) Bear…
DHS S&T Funds Startup to Customize Language Translator for USCG
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has awarded myLanguage of San Jose, California, $199,592 in Phase 1 funding to adapt and customize its language translation platform to support the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). “We look forward to working…
