April 9, 2024

Coast Guard extends comment period by 30 days for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System

The Coast Guard is extending the comment period for the recently published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register focused on establishing minimum cybersecurity requirements, for an additional 30 days through May 22, 2024.

April 5, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard, BSEE and BOEM Sign Agreement to Advance Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Energy Development

The U.S. Coast Guard recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with two Department of the Interior bureaus: the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement and the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to strengthen interagency cooperation in the advancement of safe and environmentally sustainable non-mineral (renewable) energy development, including offshore wind, on the Outer Continental Shelf.

April 5, 2024

Cybersecurity NPRM Comment Period Extension Notice

The Coast Guard is extending the comment period for the proposed rulemaking for an additional 30 days through May 22, 2024.

April 5, 2024

National Maritime Security Advisory Committee Public Meeting

The National Maritime Security Advisory Committee will conduct a virtual meeting to discuss a new Committee task to review and prioritize public comments on the U.S. Coast Guard’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Cybersecurity in the Marine Transportation System.

April 3, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Releases the Final Action Memo (FAM) and Marine Board Final Report of Investigation Regarding the Stretch Duck 7 Sinking with the Loss of 17 Lives

The Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV) recently posted the FAM and Final Report of Investigation to the Marine Casualty Reports (uscg.mil) website. On July 19, 2018, the amphibious small passenger vessel Stretch Duck 7 sank during a heavy weather incident on Table Rock Lake near Branson, MO, resulting in the tragic loss of 16 passengers and 1 crewmember.