U.S. Coast Guard Sector Northern Great Lakes began Operation Taconite on Wednesday, Dec. 10 to launch its seasonal ice breaking work. The operation, intended to prevent newly formed ice from hindering ...

SUGAR ISLAND — The U.S. Coast Guard ice-breaking fleet in Sault Ste. Marie is operating at limited capacity following ...

Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Odette stands lookout on the back deck of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis’ daughter craft in Sitka, Alaska on Aug. 3, 2025. The small boat can carry up to 15 people ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said its ability to break ice in the northern Great Lakes has been reduced after engineering casualties ...

U.S. Coast Guard’s ice-breaking fleet is limited in its “operational capacity” following engineering issues onboard two of its cutters this week in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. An additional Coast Guard ...

An estimated $20 billion Coast Guard shipbuilding program that has failed to put a cutter into service amid ballooning costs and lengthy delays must have better oversight, according to a government ...

Shipyards in Louisiana and Finland will jointly build six new Arctic Security Cutter icebreakers, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday. Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, La., and Rauma Marine ...

Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA and the U.S. Coast Guard came together Monday to celebrate work on a ship that represents a critical future for both parties – if they can overcome problems so ...