Paddlecraft fatalities are not complex casualties. They are preventable, and the Coast Guard Auxiliary’s AUXPAD program may be the most underutilized tool for addressing them.

The newly formed U.S. Coast Guard Safety Service Center (SAFECEN) has released the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Safety Report (ASR) (CAC required).

The U.S. Coast Guard will enforce heightened cybersecurity measures for maritime commercial traffic and infrastructure, with new requirements and expanded authority to tackle rising threats. The ...

In an increasingly connected world, maritime cybersecurity has become a cornerstone of national and economic security. The vast oceans that link nations have transformed into digital thoroughfares ...

The Coast Guard is struggling to secure the US maritime supply chain thanks to inadequate staffing, training, authority, and cyber expertise. A new report from the Department of Homeland Security's ...

The U.S. Coast Guard concluded a search and rescue exercise (SAREX) with the Japan Coast Guard training vessel Kojima off the coast of San Diego, May 14, 2023. Credit: U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty ...

Aspida is the first PMSC to be permanently approved by CNAPS to provide armed guards onboard French flagged vessels. Maritime security firm Aspida informs that as of June 12, 2015 it has become the ...

A new information paper from the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) provides guidance on hiring private maritime security companies (PMSCs). The use of PMSCs onboard merchant ships is ...

The event was attended by senior Indian Coast Guard officers, personnel, local administration officials, and other dignitaries. The deployment of ICGS Achal at Vadinar is being viewed as a major ...

Amid swelling seaborne trade, rising maritime crime, and intensifying territorial disputes, coast guards are increasingly central to Asian maritime security. However, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ...