Coast Guard
The Coast Guard enforces federal laws on the high seas and waters within U.S. territorial jurisdiction, develops and operates aids to navigation and maintains a network of lifeboat and search-and-rescue stations using surface vessels and aircraft.
C.G. to Enforce Kill-Switch Law
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 now obligates operators of boats smaller than 26 feet to use an engine cut-off link.
C.G. Foundation Taking Scholarship Applications
The children of Coast Guard members can apply for undergraduate funds through March 15.
Coast Guard Foundation Names Chairman
Thomas A. Allegretti will lead the non-profit’s board of directors.
Over a Quarter of Americans Boated in 2018
Coast Guard releases National Recreational Boating Safety Survey results.
C.G. Foundation Awards Scholarships
The children of Coast Guard personnel will receive a total of $503,000 in aid for higher education.
Coast Guard Foundation Activates Disaster Relief Program
The organization will give direct support to Coast Guard members affected by Hurricane Laura.
Helping Hands
The Coast Guard Foundation is setting up quarantine spaces so covid-19-infected service members can be moved out of barracks.
C.G. Foundation says Thanks
The organization is recognizing Coast Guard first responders, who have assisted in debarking more than 250,000 people from cruise ships, along with other vital tasks, during the pandemic.
How to clean a PFD
An uptick in requests during the covid-19 pandemic leads to an online guide via the United States Coast Guard and Life Jacket Association.
Coast Guard Foundation announces 2020 scholarships
Children of Coast Guard members can apply to help fund undergraduate studies.
More than 100 boats in California are exempt from fire safety rules
The dive-boat Conception, aboard which 34 people died when it caught fire last Labor Day weekend, was one of those boats.
The Russians are Coming!
The Coast Guard warns boaters in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia that a Russian spy ship is operating in an “unsafe manner” along the southeastern coast.
Cleveland businesses want more law enforcement on the Cuyahoga
A variety of organizations sent a letter to Mayor Frank Jackson.
Coast Guard searching for solo boater off Outer Banks
72-year-old was headed from New York to Florida.
Coast Guard Foundation announces Admiral Thad Allen Guardian Fund Endowment
Houston Awards Dinner received the highest attendance and donations to date.
Coast Guard to reconsider NTSB recommendations
The agency reportedly rejected federal suggestions to help prevent boating tragedies.
U.S. Coast Guard releases 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics Report
Boating fatalities were down to the third-lowest rate in the program’s history.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing firefighters
Local businesses continue to offer rewards. “The search is going to continue privately,” said one company president.
Search for missing firefighters expands
Coast Guard has extended the perimeter as far north as the Carolinas, and someone has set up a $10,000 reward to anyone who locates them.
Senate unanimously approves Coast Guard reauthorization
The House of Representatives already approved the legislation in July.
Coast Guard reauthorization bill includes industry concerns
NMMA played a role in shaping the legislation, which mandates the use of cutoff devices for boats smaller than 26 feet.
U.S. House committee approves Coast Guard reauthorization
Bill would give the agency the authority to streamline recreational boating construction standards.
Distracted Boating
USCG: Operator inattention caused the most accidents in 2017, but alcohol still played a part in the most fatal accidents on the water.