An estimated $20 billion Coast Guard shipbuilding program that has failed to put a cutter into service amid ballooning costs and lengthy delays must have better oversight, according to a government ...

The U.S. Coast Guard faces increasing challenges operating and maintaining its fleet of 241 cutters—vessels 65 feet or greater in length with accommodations for crew to live on board. Since fiscal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A Charleston-based Coast Guard cutter offloaded about 45,600 of illegal narcotics worth more than $517.5 ...

To ensure the safety and security of the U.S. coastline and inland waterways, the Coast Guard relies heavily on a fleet of 241 cutters—vessels 65 feet or greater in length with accommodations for crew ...

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC 1157) stand at attention during the commissioning for the cutter held in Seattle, Oct. 24, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve ...

Argus (WMSM-915), the first ship of the heritage class of medium endurance offshore patrol cutters, enters the water during a christening ceremony in Panama City, Fla., Oct. 27, 2023. US Coast Guard ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Hundreds of people came out to the Coast Guard commissioning ceremony on Saturday for their newest national security cutter. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun, named ...

Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA and the U.S. Coast Guard came together Monday to celebrate work on a ship that represents a critical future for both parties – if they can overcome problems so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NEWPORT – A Newport-based Coast Guard cutter seized more than $91 million worth of cocaine during a 63-day patrol in the Caribbean ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A Charleston-based Coast Guard cutter offloaded about 45,600 of illegal narcotics worth more than $517.5 million in Florida on Thursday. Cutter Stone’s offload was the result ...