WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard said Friday it’s still searching for people in the eastern Pacific Ocean who had jumped off alleged drug-smuggling boats when the U.S. military attacked the vessels days earlier, diminishing the likelihood that anyone survived. Search efforts began Tuesday afternoon after the military notified the Coast Guard that survivors […]

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a cruise ship near Cuba on Thursday. Officials said the woman went overboard off the Nieuw Statendam about 40 miles northeast of Sabana. Crews were searching for her by sea and by air. #HappeningNow @USCG crews are searching for a 77-year-old […]

The U.S. Coast Guard “is in active pursuit” of a sanctioned vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, two U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter tell NBC News. “The United States Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion. It […]

References in U.S. Coast Guard policy calling hate symbols “potentially divisive” were removed Thursday, and a U.S. senator said she was lifting a hold she had placed on a nomination for the service’s top job. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whose agency oversees the Coast Guard, said on social media that the latest changes were […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. senator said Wednesday that she is pausing the nomination for the top Coast Guard job because leaders appeared to have “backtracked” on a commitment to ensure that swastikas and nooses are considered hate symbols and prohibited from being displayed. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., said Adm. Kevin Lunday’s nomination for Coast […]

The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as tensions mount with the government of President Nicolás Maduro. “We’ve just seized a tanker on the coast of Venezuela, a large tanker, very large, largest one ever seized, actually,” President Donald Trump told reporters at the White House Wednesday, later adding that […]

The Reality of Hazardous Work Environments at Sea As a crew member on a cruise ship, you are entitled to a workplace that is as safe and secure as reasonably possible. While the goal is to operate without incident, the unique nature of a cruise ship presents various inherent risks. Like any other industrial environment, […]

Tragedy Aboard the Blue Star Chios Greek authorities have detained the captain and chief engineer of the Blue Star Chios ferry following the death of a 20-year-old crew member on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred in the vessel’s lower garage area, has sent shockwaves through the maritime community and sparked immediate industrial action. The victim, […]

  Understanding the Power of the Jones Act Established in 1920, the Jones Act (Merchant Marine Act) serves as a cornerstone of federal protection for maritime workers. Before this legislation, seamen were limited to seeking damages only if a vessel was proven „unseaworthy.” The Act revolutionized maritime law by allowing workers to pursue compensation for […]