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Above:  When the Argo Merchant ran aground in December 1976, it was carrying 7.7 million gallons of No. 6 fuel oil, a heavy refined oil. Its grounding was due to navigational errors. The vessel was found to be 24 miles...Read More

Pictured Above:  A variety of fish species swim above a patch reef 80 feet deep at French Frigate Shoals within the Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary. The sanctuary includes an expansive area of coral reefs, seamounts, banks, and shoals and is home...Read More

The U.S. Coast Guard’s recent celebration of a historic veteran’s birthday also served as a wonderful reminder that the Library of Congress’ Veterans’ History Project will be celebrating its own 25th Anniversary in 2025. The Veterans History Project collects, preserves...Read More

The ex-John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is scheduled to commence its final transit from the U.S. Navy’s Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia to Brownsville, Texas for dismantling, Jan. 15, the U.S. Navy’s NavSea reports.  Upon departure early on Wednesday...Read More

The Coast Guard has issued a final rule updating the accepted required payment method for merchant mariner credentialing fees. Effective January 19, 2025, the National Maritime Center (NMC) and Regional Examination Centers (RECs) will only accept user fee payments made...Read More

Eight bridges span one of the most important waterways in the United States Clearance data for eight bridges spanning the Lower Mississippi River between New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana has been modernized and updated using light detection and ranging...Read More

During early December 2024, the U.S. Coast Guard updated its user interface to the Local Notice to Mariners (LNM) and Light Lists in an effort to modernize and improve the accessibility, accuracy and overall user experience for mariners and stakeholders....Read More

NOAA’s National Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, in partnership with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of Energy’s Grid Deployment Office and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is working to build on existing spatial planning capacity...Read More

The Department of Commerce and NOAA announced during early December their recommendation of awards totaling $54.3 million to four organizations to support small businesses and entrepreneurs.  These organizations will use these funds to bring to market solutions that will benefit...Read More