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The National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration - with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy - has started to survey a new ship anchorage site at the mouth of the Mississippi River in the Gulf of Mexico - for ships to undergo inspection and oil decontamination before entering ports. Shipping vessels are currently facing increasing time delays and other challenges as they try to avoid the oil slicks caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. A magnetometer survey of a proposed alternate anchorage site would ensure the safety of ships, their crews, and the marine environment by making sure that there are no buried pipelines in the proposed area that would be ruptured by ships lowering their anchors. Maritime commerce is important farmers especially, who need to export their crops through Gulf ports, as do the millions of retail outlets nationwide that rely on a constant flow of imports.
July 09, 2010 -
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President Barack Obama\'s pick to lead the Coast Guard proposed major cuts to the agency\'s counterterrorism mission. You can imagine how that\'s being received. Commandant Robert Papp explains.
June 30, 2010 -
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NASA and its partners are making an effort to save both time and lives with new technology.
May 29, 2010 -
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Globs of sticky brownish ooze soil miles of sensitive shoreline and marsh from Alabama to Louisiana. Former Coast Guard vice admiral Brian Peterman tells Federal News Radio deepwater oil rigs have caused concern for years.
May 28, 2010 -
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A Coast Guard portal has been busy keeping pace with response efforts since the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20.
May 25, 2010 -
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The 2010 academy nomination season now is open. We get details from Captain Eric Brown, Assistant Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
April 09, 2010 -
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Coast Guard wants to set up separate network to use social media sites. CIO Council looking at cybersecurity implications of these tools.
August 28, 2009 -
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Methane from a landfill may save the Coast Guard $2 million in energy costs per year. The renewable energy center at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore has been operating since April. Cmdr. John Slaughter…
June 18, 2009 -
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The deadline for implementation of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (or TWIC cards) has officially passed. Now, the Coast Guard is working to develop requirements for the card readers that will be deployed at ports across…
May 07, 2009 -
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The world of YouTube and blogs is making its mark on federal public relations departments. The Coast Guard, for example, has started taking its news directly to bloggers, hosting roundtable discussions normally reserved for broadcast,…
February 23, 2009 -
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The Coast Guard buys a lot of equipment and supplies, but how should all that work get done? To answer that question, the Coast Guard came up with a set of acquisition priorities.
February 12, 2009 -
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Republicans on the the House Homeland Security Committee are concerned over the removal of several specific areas from the committee’s oversight plan. The Democrats detailed some of their agenda Wednesday during a business meeting. Several…
February 05, 2009 -
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The Coast Guard is trying out its sea legs with a social networking Website to improve communications. The Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue system (Amver) is a computer-based search and rescue program that helps distressed…
October 27, 2008
