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Eastern Shipbuilding Halts Work on Coast Guard Cutter Program, Cites Financial Strain and Program Conditions

Eastern Shipbuilding Group halted work on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program, citing ...
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Coast Guard’s only heavy icebreaker returns home after upgrades to extend service life

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned to its home port of Seattle on Tuesday after spending nearly a year away from the city, a service news release said. The cutter’s 308 days away from home ...
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Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker completes its first patrol

The Coast Guard’s newest polar icebreaker arrived Friday in Seattle after 112 days at sea on its first patrol. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Storis, commissioned in August, left Pascagoula, Miss., on ...

Crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returning home after 67-day deployment

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC 902) is scheduled to return to Portsmouth on Friday following a 67-day patrol in the ...

‘We’re all happy to be home’: Coast Guard Cutter Tampa returns to Portsmouth after 67 day deployment in Eastern Pacific

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Tampa is officially back in Hampton Roads after a more than two-month long deployment.   After 67 days, signs, friendly waves, four-legged ...