Cmdr. Walter Krolman, who has led the medium endurance cutter Tampa for two years, was relieved for "loss of confidence," ...

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) enjoys ice liberty while the cutter sits hove-to in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 7, 2025. US Coast Guard Photo The U.S. Coast Guard’s quest to buy ...

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Valiant’s crew offloaded 17,450 lbs. of cocaine and 2,585 lbs. of marijuana earlier this month worth $132 million at Port Everglades. The Valient is a 210' medium en ...

Additionally, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw, a 240-foot icebreaker home-ported in Cheboygan, Michigan, is making its way toward the Manitoulin, should both cutters require further assistance.

The 663-foot ship called the Manitoulin was eventually freed from its icy prison Saturday, after it got stuck late last Wednesday, according to a news release from the U.S. Coast Guard.

Coast Guard cutters on Great Lakes are packing machine guns . By Associated Press Mar 11, 2006 ... "In the past, there's been issues because of the Canadian border and treaties." ...

The Swedish designed EX-57 Mk 3 was already in use by the Canadian Navy and 14 other countries. The Mk 3 has been in use since 1998, but the Mk 1 first entered service in 1966. The Coast Guard uses ...