USCGC Argus launches at the Eastern Shipbuilding Group shipyard in Panama City, Florida, October 27. Space for the rear helicopter deck and be seen to the right. Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. Each ...
The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it has moved to accelerate the acquisition of 10 more Fast Response Cutters using money from the record $25 billion one-time funding it received in the 2025 ...
The United States Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) have emerged as a significant force for international deployments, dwarfing the legacy Island-class patrol boats in size, ...
The much-needed replacement for the U.S. Coast Guard’s long-serving medium endurance cutters (WMEC) took a giant step closer to joining the fleet as the first Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) was launched ...
According to an Austal USA news release, work just started on the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter, Icarus, which is part of a contract to build up to 11 cutters that could bring in as much as $3 ...
NEWPORT, R.I. (WAVY) — A Coast Guardsman from the Eastern Shore recently got the honor of leading the color guard at the commissioning of the Coast Guard’s newest cutter. But it wasn’t until after the ...
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hollyhock (WLB 214) arrived at their new homeport in Honolulu Oct. 14 after 806 days of restorative maintenance.