Fireboat 8 rescues two after vessel overturns during storm
LEONARDTOWN, Md. — Two people were rescued from the water on Thursday after their vessel overturned during a storm, according to the Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department. Fireboat 8 responded to the…
Stafford Township Police Marine Unit Assists Vessel in Distress Following Collision with Water Marker
STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ — Early on the morning of August 23, 2024, the Stafford Township Police Marine Unit responded to an urgent call from the United States Coast Guard regarding a vessel…
Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department Responds to Vessel in Distress on Potomac River
TENTH DISTRICT, MD — The Tenth District Volunteer Fire Department reported a recent marine rescue operation on the Potomac River near Mattawoman Creek. Over the weekend, the department’s Boat 8 and Boat…
‘Mishap Ship’: Troubled Marine Corps Vessel Received Major Award For Battle Readiness
A Marine Corps amphibious assault ship that was subject to investigation for engineering breakdowns in 2023 that hurt Navy readiness received a prestigious battle effectiveness award covering the time period in which…
Factbox-Notable US bridge collapses after being hit by a vessel
(Reuters) – A loaded cargo ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday, sending people and vehicles into the waters below. Here are some other notable episodes…
US, United Kingdom Conduct Strikes On 18 Houthi Targets As Commercial Vessel In Red Sea Sinks
US, United Kingdom Conduct Strikes On 18 Houthi Targets As Commercial Vessel In Red Sea Sinks Micaela Burrow on February 24, 2024 The U.S. and United Kingdom conducted strikes on 18 Houthi…
Two dead after fire on vessel at Port of Houston, Texas
(Reuters) -Two crew members are dead and one injured after a fire on a vessel at Port of Houston, Texas, a port official said on Monday. “Two ship crew members lost their…
Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked two more ships in Red Sea
By Ahmed Elimam, Phil Stewart and Terje Solsvik DUBAI/TEL AVIV/OSLO (Reuters) -Yemen’s Houthi movement attacked two commercial ships in the Red Sea with naval drones on Monday, the Iran-backed group said, the…
CBP Intercepts 63 Migrants from the Dominican Republic and Haiti in a Yola Vessel Near Southwestern Puerto Rico
AGUADILLA, Puerto Rico – Marine Agents of US Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (AMO), along with Puerto Rico Police, intercepted Friday a “yola” type vessel with 63 undocumented migrants. …
China, US exchange accusations over US vessel in South China Sea
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China and the United States exchanged accusations at the weekend over the disputed South China Sea, after China’s military said it had driven away a U.S. warship that the U.S.…
Philippines says Marshall islands-registered vessel may have been involved in sea collision
By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -An oil tanker registered under the flag of the Marshall Islands was suspected to have been involved in an ‘accidental collision’ with a Philippine…
Vessel Packed With Migrants Rams Into Law Enforcement Boat In Florida
Vessel Packed With Migrants Rams Into Law Enforcement Boat In Florida Jennie Taer on August 25, 2023 A vessel full of migrants in Florida rammed into a law enforcement authorities’ boat Friday,…
US Navy Intervenes As Iranian Vessel Fires Shots In Attempt To Seize Tankers
US Navy Intervenes As Iranian Vessel Fires Shots In Attempt To Seize Tankers Micaela Burrow on July 5, 2023 The U.S. Navy prevented Tehran from seizing two commercial oil tankers off the…
Greece gets new alert about migrant vessel two days after disaster
ATHENS (Reuters) – Italy on Friday alerted Greece to a vessel holding dozens of migrants sailing off the southern coastal town of Pylos, two sources said, just two days after an overcrowded…
Charity vessel rescues almost 600 migrants off Italy
ROME (Reuters) – A vessel operated by the charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) rescued nearly 600 migrants sailing on an overcrowded boat which was in distress off the island of Sicily on…
AMO Interdicts Vessel South of Mona Island with 6 Bales of Cocaine
MAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) intercepted today a vessel transporting 6 bales of cocaine and arrested two non-citizens from the Dominican Republic. The…
Vietnam sends ship to track Chinese vessel patrolling Russian gas field in EEZ -data
By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnamese ship monitored a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Saturday in a Russian-operated gas field in Vietnam’s South China Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ), data…
Chevron-chartered tanker involved in collision with sanctioned vessel in Venezuela
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Liberia-flagged oil tanker chartered by Chevron Corp had a minor collision with another vessel, the Bueno, in Venezuelan waters on Sunday, according to sources and a shipping report…
Two suspects die after resisting CBP efforts to inspect their vessel; 804 kg of narcotics found aboard.
On January 14, 2023, the Caribbean Air and Marine Operations Center detected a suspected target of interest north of Fajardo, Puerto Rico, and continued to monitor the suspect vessel as a CBP…
CBP Seizes 99 Pounds of Cocaine Below a Vessel Arriving to San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized 99.2 pounds (45 kilos) of cocaine concealed below the bow of the M/V Lyktos arriving from the Dominican Republic. The…
Coast Guard Says It’s Tracking Russian Spy Vessel Off Hawaiian Coast
Coast Guard Says It’s Tracking Russian Spy Vessel Off Hawaiian Coast Micaela Burrow on January 19, 2023 The U.S. Coast Guard has been tracking a suspected Russian spy ship transiting near Hawaii…
Exxon set to order 5th Guyana oil vessel, sizing up more blocks
By Sabrina Valle HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp. is preparing to approve its fifth oil production project in Guyana and is considering taking additional exploration acreage, the head of its Guyanese…
AMO Seizes 1987 Pounds of Cocaine from a Vessel Attempting to Reach Guayama, Puerto Rico
PONCE, Puerto Rico— US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Marine Operations (AMO) agents seized Monday 1,987pounds (901.2 kilos) of cocaine from a vessel attempting to reach the coast of Guayama,…
U.S. Fifth Fleet aware of “incident” in Gulf of Oman involving commercial vessel
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet is aware of an incident taking place on Wednesday in the Gulf of Oman involving a commercial vessel, Commander Timothy Hawkins told Reuters.…
TWO VENEZUELANS APPREHENDED NEAR ST. CROIX SENTENCED IN CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS COCAINE ON BOARD A VESSEL CASE
St. Croix, VI – United States Attorney Delia L. Smith announced today that Francisco Rodriguez-Infante, age 28, and Johnny Rodriguez-Rodriguez, age 30, two of eleven Venezuelan nationals apprehended at sea off the…
Chief Engineer of Towing Vessel Admits Negligently Discharging Oil into Kill Van Kull
NEWARK, N.J. – The chief engineer of a towing vessel today admitted his role in negligently discharging marine diesel fuel oil into the Kill Van Kull, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Michael…
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