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World’s Largest Floating Structure
gCaptain reports on progress on Shell’s Floating Liquified Natural Gas Facility being built in South Korea, “a 488 meter (1600 feet long–Chuck), 600,000 dwt vessel that will eventually be moored...
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MARAD Seeks Input for Maritime Policy Formation
The Federal Register has recently published a request for agenda topics leading to development of a national maritime strategy. “The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites the public and other Marine...
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USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753) Christened
MarineLog’s report here. Coast Guard Compass report here. There is a different take on christenings here.
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A Bigger Motor Lifeboat
gCaptain is reporting Dutch Naval Architects (including some from Damen), “have teamed up to design and build the next-generation of all-weather fast rescue lifeboats for the Royal Netherlands Sea...
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Seventh Webber Class WPC to be Commissioned Saturday, 16 Nov.
Press release announcing the planned commissioning of the seventh Fast Response Cutter, Charles W. David, Jr. (WPC-1107) (The press release says, this is “…the eighth Sentinel Class Fast Response...
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Getting Outflanked along the California Coast
FierceHomelandSecurity is reporting the Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection are admitting that Pangas smuggling north from Mexico are going around existing patrols. Shouldn’t surprise anyone,...
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What is a Corvette? and What Next?
I wrote this for another blog, Center for Maritime Security or CIMSEC, where I was asked to coordinate a week of discussion on corvettes. What does that have to do with the Coast Guard? Essentially the...
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Finns Building New Dual Fuel Icebreaker
gCaptain reports the Finns are building another new ice-breaker, this one will be dual fuel, eg, able to Natural Gas. Reportedly the vessel will “… be capable of operating continuously in ice up to...
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World’s Largest Offshore Patrol Vessels
Photo from Japanese Wikipedia; ja:ファイル:JapanCoastGuard Shikishima.jpg More than two decades after the first of class was delivered the Japanese Coast Guard has taken delivery of the second ship of the...
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Italy Builds an Icebreaker for Norway
MarineLog is reporting that Fincantieri, owner of Marinette Marine Corporation in the US (which built the USCGC Macinaw (WLBB-30) is building an icebreaking research ship for Norway. “The project,...
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Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC), the Other LCS
This is another post I prepared for Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) as part of “Corvette Week.” The US Coast Guard is currently in the first part or a two part program to select a...
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Eighth Webber Class FRC Delivered
Not yet commissioned, but MarineLog is reporting the eighth FRC has been delivered to the 7th District where it will be attached to Sector Key West.
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Indian CG Commisions their Eighth “FRC”
Photo: Rajshree class IPV (Wiki Info) Indian Coast Guard is on a roll. NetIndian is reporting they have just commissioned their eighth new Insore Patrol Vessel, essentially a fast response cutter,...
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French to Build New Multipurpose Vessels
NavyRecognition has information on a new class of vessels the French Navy is building, “…According to the French Procurement Agency (DGA), these vessels: - have the ability to project 20 personnel...
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Enhancing the Integration of USCG w/ USMC and USN–SLD
Second Line of Defense has an editorial “Enhancing the Integration of the USCG with the USMC and the USN: Synergy and Mission Effectiveness as Key 21st Century Efforts,” advocating a more “naval” Coast...
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Chinese to Build World’s Largest Cutter
Japanese Coast Guard Cutter Shikishima, this class of two are currently the largest offshore patrol vessels in the world. Photo from Japanese Wikipedia; ja:ファイル:JapanCoastGuard Shikishima.jpg German...
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New Chinese Cutters–How Many?–Sorry, I’ve Lost Count
The China Defense Blog has three new posts with several photos of new Chinese Coast Guard Cutters. The first is news of the award of a contract for four new 5,000 ton cutters. and while the text says...
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Rethinking Polar Sea–Another Alternative–Renovate, Simplify, Make Her Arctic...
USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11): US Coast Guard Photo - The question of whether the Polar Sea should be reactivated has been kicking around for a while. After all, the Navy and the Coast Guard have been...
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Loaning LCS to the Coast Guard
Photo: 130222-N-DR144-367 The littoral combat ship USS Freedom (LCS 1), Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James R. Evans This is a rather radical proposal, one that I never thought I would make,...
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CG Cuts=30% Increase in Drugs
The US Naval Institute’s News Service has a summary of Admiral Papp’s testimony before the House’s Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security. He outlines what he sees as the effect...
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