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William Chadwick and the Fight to Save the Crew of the George Taulane

By U.S. Coast Guard News

February 7, 2020

[By Cmdr. Timothy R. Dring, U.S. Navy Reserve (ret'd)] As it has for other enlisted heroes, the United States Coast Guard will be commissioning a new Fast Response Cutter in honor of William Chadwi...

The 75th Anniversary of the Loss of USS Serpens

By William Thiesen

January 31, 2020

"I felt and saw two flashes after which only the bow of the ship was visible. The rest had disintegrated and the bow sank soon afterwards." -Lt. Cmdr. Perry Stinson (USCG), Commanding Officer, USS Se...

40th Anniversary of the Loss of the Buoy Tender Blackthorn

By William Thiesen

January 30, 2020

One of forty 180-foot buoy tenders built during World War II, Blackthorn (WLB-391) was commissioned on March 27, 1944. The principal job of a buoy tender is to service aids-to-navigation. However, as...

UK Resumes Carrier-Borne Fighter Operations in Home Waters

By Royal Navy News

January 29, 2020

British F-35B Lightning jets have flown from the decks of HMS Queen Elizabeth in UK waters, the first time fighter jets have operated from a British carrier in home waters in a decade. HMS Queen El...

Two More Banks Sign Up to Poseidon Principles

By The Maritime Executive

January 22, 2020

The world’s largest lender to global shipping, BNP Paribas, and leading wealth manager, Credit Suisse, have become the 15th and 16th financial institutions to sign on to the Poseidon Principles. Th...

First New Matson Con/Ro Makes Maiden Call in Hawaii

By The Maritime Executive

January 20, 2020

The new American-built con/ro Lurline made her maiden call in Honolulu on Friday, marking a transition in the way that Jones Act carrier Matson operates its West Coast-to-Hawaii service. Relative...

Buffalo’s “White Hurricane” and the Final Hours of Light Vessel 82

By U.S. Coast Guard News

January 17, 2020

[By Lt. j.g. Daniel C. Banke] Goodbye Nellie. Ship is breaking up fast. Williams. -Capt. Hugh Williams, hatch cover of Light Vessel 82, November 10, 1913 In mid-November 1913, not long after a d...

C.W. Lawrence, Tamer of America’s Maritime Frontier

By William Thiesen

January 5, 2020

"When it is remembered that you have been in a harbor where from five to six hundred vessels were riding at anchor—in the midst of a great excitement—with crews insubordinate & lawless—without the aid...

Christmas 1944: The Liberation of Leyte

By William Thiesen

January 1, 2020

"People of the Philippines: I have returned. By the grace of Almighty God our forces stand again on Philippine soil—soil consecrated in the blood of our two peoples. We have come dedicated and committ...

Sandy Hook Pilot Dies in Boarding Accident

By The Maritime Executive

December 31, 2019

Early Monday morning, a marine pilot with the Sandy Hook Pilots Association lost his life while making a transfer from his pilot boat to an inbound merchant ship. On Monday at about 0430 hours, Sa...

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