The Coast Guard Foundation, a nonprofit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced that its 2017 Guardian Award will be presented to ConocoPhillips, a Houston-based oil and natural gas producing company, at the foundation’s Tribute to the Coast Guard event on May 24 in Houston, Texas. Accepting the award will be ...
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ABYC publishes USCG regulations for towing vessels
In June 2016 the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) published new requirements for the design, construction, onboard equipment and operation of towing vessels and the requirements for obtaining and renewing a Certification of Inspection, which are incorporated into Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) as the new Subchapter M. To support and outline compliance requirements, the American Boat ...
Read More »Weekly 5: Coast Guard releases long-range plan for boating safety
The BI Weekly 5 is a collection of tips, news and data affecting the boating industry this week. Be sure to look for the BI Weekly 5 every week on BoatingIndustry.com. 1. Coast Guard releases long-range plan for boating safety The U.S. Coast Guard has released the third in a series of five-year strategic plans aiming to keep boaters safer ...
Read More »Coast Guard Foundation announces 2016 Pacific Area Awards Dinner
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today its 31st event honoring the Coast Guard on the west coast. This annual event brings together notable members of the community and maritime industries to recognize the United States Coast Guard for their work to serve and ...
Read More »Coast Guard Foundation announces 128 scholarships awarded in 2016
The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced Thursday that in 2016 it has awarded a record 128 new scholarships. Combined with multi-year scholarship recipients and three Fallen Heroes Scholars, the foundation is currently supporting 163 students totaling $576,500 in support this year. In just over ...
Read More »Water Sports Foundation hosts meeting with kayak manufacturers
The Water Sports Foundation (WSF) hosted its second paddle sports safety meeting with the world’s largest recreational kayak manufacturers at the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City on Aug. 6. The attending manufacturers represent an estimated 90 percent of U.S. recreational kayak production. The relationship started in 2015 when WSF, a U.S. Coast Guard non-profit organization grant recipient ...
Read More »Coast Guard Grant Project releases paddle sports safety video series
The nonprofit Water Sports Foundation (WSF) announced Wednesday the release of a series of highly specialized paddle sports safety videos targeting new paddlers, an area of concern for the U.S. Coast Guard. For the past five years, paddle sports popularity has grown steadily and so have boating deaths related to paddle sports. In 2015, according to a U.S. Coast Guard ...
Read More »Senate passes Coast Guard reauthorization
The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, which includes several components that affect the boating industry, has passed the U.S. Senate and will head to the U.S. House for a vote in early 2016. The bill, H.R. 4188, passed the Senate by a voice vote Friday after amendment. The previous version passed the House on December 10, but will return ...
Read More »Coast Guard Foundation raises $250,000 for Coast Guard scholarships
NEW YORK CITY – The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that at the 35th Annual Salute to the U.S. Coast Guard, which was held in New York City on October 8, more than $1 million was raised. Of that total, $250,000 will be ...
Read More »Coast Guard Foundation to recognize Christine Duffy at 2015 Tribute to U.S. Coast Guard Seventh District in Florida
STONINGTON, Conn. – The Coast Guard Foundation, a non-profit organization committed to the education and welfare of all Coast Guard members and their families, announced today that its 22nd Annual Tribute to the United States Coast Guard Seventh District will take place on November 19 at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During the event ...
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