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U.S. Navy Joins Marine Corps in Banning Confederate Flag

By The Maritime Executive

June 10, 2020

The U.S. Navy and the Marine Corps have moved to ban the public display of the Confederate battle flag at all installations, reflecting growing sensitivity to racial bias in the wake of the police-ref...

The U.S. Coast Guard's D-Day Saviors

By U.S. Coast Guard News

June 7, 2020

[By Vivian Davis, daughter of Edmund Priestly, and William H. Thiesen, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Historian] Edmund Lowry Priestley, known to all as “Eddy,” was born in Scotland on June 13, 1916, an...

The Charles W. Morgan and Whaling Captains of Color

By Skip Finley

June 5, 2020

In 2014, the re-launch of the Charles W. Morgan, America’s last whaleship, provided quite a bit of excitement on Martha’s Vineyard Island. The island had flourished thanks to whaling, and my town of O...

100 Years of Coast Guard Chief Petty Officers

By William Thiesen

May 22, 2020

In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the establishment the United States Coast Guard, a new military agency comprised of the former U.S. Life-Saving Service and former U.S. Revenue Cutter...

FBI: NAS Pensacola Shooter Had Ties to Al Qaeda

By The Maritime Executive

May 19, 2020

The Saudi Air Force officer who opened fire on American personnel at Naval Air Station Pensacola last year had been in contact with members of Al Qaeda before the attack, according to the Justice Depa...

Callan’s New Powerful Jones Act Dredge Gets to Work

By The Maritime Executive

May 18, 2020

Callan Marine’s new Jones Act cutterhead suction dredge, the CSD General Macarthur, and its accompanying Idler Barge, recently entered service. The dredge represents a new generation for the technolog...

Callan Marine’s New Dredge General MacArthur Enters Service

By The Maritime Executive

May 18, 2020

Spanning construction operations over three Gulf Coast shipyards, Galveston, Texas based Callan Marine places into service its new Jones Act Cutterhead Suction Dredge CSD GENERAL MACARTHUR and its acc...

New Cutter Named for WWII Veteran Who Served for 65 Years

By William H. Thiesen

May 16, 2020

In September 2018, Master Chief Melvin Kealoha Bell (USCG, ret'd) crossed the bar at the age of 98. He was a patriot whose distinguished career in service of his country spanned 65 years. A native...

Vestdavit Secures Boat Handling Performance for HMS Protector

By The Maritime Executive

May 12, 2020

Leading boat launch and recovery systems supplier Vestdavit is bringing new fast craft handling capability to HMS Protector, the only Royal Navy ship dedicated to Antarctic Patrol & Survey duties....

Venezuela Captures Two U.S. Citizens in Failed Boat Raid

By The Maritime Executive

May 5, 2020

The Venezuelan government said Monday that its forces have arrested two U.S. citizens who allegedly made a beach landing raid in an attempt to capture President Nicolas Maduro, the nation's controvers...

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