Marine Protector class Archives

April 19, 2021

US Coast Guard decommissions patrol boat Shearwater

Written by Baird Maritime on April 19, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

The US Coast Guard decommissioned the patrol boat Shearwater during a ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May, New Jersey, on Thursday, April 15. Shearwater was ..

December 23, 2018

Hong Kong-flagged asphalt tanker catches fire off US East Coast for second time in months

Written by Baird Maritime on December 23, 2018. Posted in Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue, Tanker World.

A Hong Kong-flagged asphalt/bitumen tanker suffered an onboard fire while in US waters on Wednesday, December 19.
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March 12, 2021

US Coast Guard decommissions patrol boat Dorado

Written by Baird Maritime on March 12, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, Search and Rescue.

The US Coast Guard decommissioned the Marine Protector-class patrol boat Dorado on Wednesday, March 10. Completed in 1998, the 27-metre vessel spent its entire 23-year se ..

September 9, 2019

Four missing after car carrier catches fire off Brunswick, Georgia

Written by Baird Maritime on September 9, 2019. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Ships & Ports, Firefighting, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), PCTC World, Search and Rescue.

The US Coast Guard and partner agencies are continuing their search for four crewmembers who went missing after a cargo vessel caught fire in St. Simons Sound in Brunswic ..