Early in the afternoon on April 13, 2021, the Captain of the liftboat SEACOR Power made the fateful decision to set out from Port Fourchon, Louisiana toward an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. He was sailing a crew of 19 into a severe storm with heavy rain and wind and 2-4 foot waves…

Two more cadets from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy have come forward with stories of sexual assault at sea during their Sea Year Training. Coast Guard investigators found sufficient credibility to the accusations that they referred the case to federal prosecutors, and the case currently remains open. These are two of the latest allegations to…

Fire engulfed the wheelhouse of the F/V NOBSKA so quickly that the crew had no chance to broadcast a mayday call. Thankfully, a crewmember was able to activate the EPIRB before deploying the life raft at the stern of the 99-foot fishing trawler. When Coast Guard aircraft arrived an hour later, the ship was consumed…

When the groundfish trawler F/V EMMY ROSE headed for Gloucester on the night of November 22, 2020, the four members of the crew were giddy with laughter, excited to be coming home with the “biggest catch they’d ever had.” Throughout the evening, crew members talked with friends and family shoreside using the vessel’s satellite phone.…