Troubled Shipbuilder has Another New Chief
According to a report from VietNamNet Bridge, there has been yet another change at the top at the Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation, with Truong Van Tuyen…
Congress Approves Rule Requiring Two Tugboats
According to an Oct. 7 report from Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Congress reaffirmed the long-standing requirement that two tugboats escort oil tankers through Prince William Sound.
Spanish Armada Claims Deep-Sea Treasure
According to a report from Guardian News, Spain has sent an armada into waters around its coasts to seek out hundreds of shipwrecks in an attempt to head off a U.S.
Greener Power for Cruise Ships Docking in SF
According to a report from The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco launched California’s first shoreside electrical power supply for cruise ships docked at the waterfront.
Northrop Grumman Loads 100,000 Gal Fuel on LPD 22
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Shipbuilding facility has achieved an important milestone by loading 100,000 gallons of fuel aboard the company's sixth San Antonio-class ship on Oct.
NOAA Unveils Collection of Civil War Maps and Nautical Charts
In honor of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in 2011, NOAA has assembled a special historical collection of maps, charts, and documents prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey during the war years.
Salazar Issues Cape Wind Lease; Envisions Offshore Power Line
According to an Oct. 7 report from The Energy Daily Network, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar signed the first lease for a U.S. offshore wind farm—the Cape Wind project off the coast of Massachusetts.
This Day in Coast Guard History – October 8
1847-To reduce the expenditures of the Treasury Department, Secretary of the Treasury Robert J. Walker ordered a reduction of the complements on revenue cutters.
This Day in Naval History – October 8
1812 - Boat party under Lt. Jesse D. Elliott captures HMS Detroit and Caledonia in Niagara River. 1842 - Commodore Lawrence Kearny in USS Constitution addresses a letter to the Viceroy of China…
