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Ice Conditions Causing Breakaway

Tessa Andres — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:30:05 +0000

Dear Illinois, Upper Mississippi, and Missouri River Members, Several events are unfolding due to ice conditions on multiple rivers. We currently have 3 tugs and four barges adrift on the Missouri River due to ice flows causing breakaways. The Coast Guard is trying to prepare for an Ice Gorge coming down the Illinois River and…

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Ice Flows on the Missouri River

Tessa Andres — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 17:26:22 +0000

We just received an update that LP Wright is still holding in position near the Harrah’s Casino. The company has a pilot monitoring the vessel. The ice is starting to clear and they have an assist tug scheduled to attempt to recover the vessel this afternoon. We will provide further updates as we receive them.…

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Ice Floes on Missouri River

Tessa Andres — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 15:46:34 +0000

There have been numerous reports of heavy flowing ice on the Missouri River in the Kansas City area. Over the last three days we have seen 3 barges stalled and floating alone. Mariners, please be aware of the ice floes on the Missouri River and transit cautiously. There is currently an ice jam as pictured…

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Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Reporting Processes

Tessa Andres — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 18:50:03 +0000

This Marine Safety Information Bulletin (MSIB) updates the UAS reporting process detailed in MSIB Vol XX, Issue 016 and expands UAS reporting to include the entire Marine Transportation System (MTS) within the Captain of the Port (COTP) New Orleans zone. UAS are increasingly being employed for a variety of services on or near commercial vessels…

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Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation for International Maritime Organization HTW 10 Session

Tessa Andres — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 18:35:47 +0000

The Department of State will conduct a public meeting at 10 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, both in-person at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC, and via teleconference. The primary purpose of the meeting is to prepare for the tenth session of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and…

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Coming Soon: New Online Charting App Visualizing Space Operations Hazard Areas

Tessa Andres — Fri, 08 Dec 2023 20:27:02 +0000

COMING SOON: NAVCEN will be releasing our new Space Operations Launch and Recovery (SOLAR) geospatial visualization tool in the near future. The initial build of this tool will be available in the Coast Guard Seventh District with further expansion in 2024. SOLAR will offer a practical solution for mariners and the shipping industry to access…

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Sending Faxes to the National Maritime Center

Tessa Andres — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 18:56:59 +0000

As of August 25, 2023, Regional Exam Centers (RECs) will no longer maintain separate fax lines. In accordance with 46 CFR 10.217(a), the Coast Guard is designating the following fax numbers as locations to which an applicant may submit application information. To fax information to the National Maritime Center (NMC), please use the specific fax number associated…

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National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Vacancies – Application Deadline – September 12, 2023

Tessa Andres — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 16:09:05 +0000

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks applications to fill member vacancies on the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (Committee). This Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on matters relating to the medical certification determinations for the issuance of licenses, certification of registry,…

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All River Basins: USCG LNM’s for week 21-23

Tessa Andres — Thu, 25 May 2023 18:34:42 +0000

Please find the links to the USCG LNM’s for week 21-23 below: First District Fifth District Seventh District Eighth District: Western Rivers Eighth District: Gulf Coast Ninth District Eleventh District Thirteenth District Seventeenth District (more…)

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Urgent Threat Information- Coast Guard Cybersecurity

Tessa Andres — Thu, 25 May 2023 17:50:08 +0000

Dear FSOs and others, Immediate Concern from Advanced Persistent Threat (APT): An APT group known as Volt Typhoon is known to be associated with the People’s Republic of China. There has been some recently discovered activity that indicates networks across all critical infrastructure could be potentially affected. This includes all industries associated with maritime transportation…

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