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Why Are Coast Guard Ships Called Cutters?
There are several classes of Coast Guard ships that are called cutters. Learn where the name came from and why it's used so ...
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Louisiana shipbuilders Bollinger, Edison Chouest join to bid on $22B Coast Guard cutter program
Two of Louisiana's biggest shipbuilders are joining forces to fend off foreign competition to build the U.S. Coast Guard's ...
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Coast Guard Pulled National Security Cutter From Planned Pacific Patrol To Support Border Surge
To help it meet President Trump’s directive for the U.S. government to achieve operational control of the southern border, ...
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Bollinger, Edison Chouest Offshore Team to Pitch Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter Designs
Two Louisiana-based shipbuilders are teaming up to pitch the Coast Guard on designs for the Arctic Security Cutter, according ...
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US Coast Guard to add heavy icebreaker amid shipbuilding overhaul
(PO3 Aidan Cooney/Coast Guard) Full production of a new polar security cutter for the U.S. Coast Guard was recently approved by the Department of Homeland Security, as the administration seeks to ...
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U.S. Coast Guard Sees Interest from Finnish, Canadian Yards for Arctic Security Cutter
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) enjoys ice liberty while the cutter sits hove-to in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 7, 2025. US Coast Guard Photo The U.S. Coast Guard’s quest to buy ...
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U.S. Coast Guard seizes 10,000 pounds of cocaine from boat in Atlantic
The haul was worth an estimated $74 million. The drug seizure took place in mid April, after the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Calhoun identified what the agency described as a suspicious ...