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Marine Safety Alert: Verify products from Southwest Wire Rope Company- incorrect terminations can lead to catastrophic failure

Posted: 19 Nov 2021 11:15 AM PST

The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 08-21, to notify mariners to a potentially dangerous situation involving incorrect wire rope terminations which can lead to catastrophic failure.
Coast Guard Cyber Protection Teams train for the fight

Posted: 19 Nov 2021 10:50 AM PST

To counter cyber threats the Coast Guard has created Cyber Protection Teams (CPT).  Based in Washington, D.C. CPT is the Coast Guard’s deployable unit responsible for offering cybersecurity capabilities to the Marine Transportation System (MTS).

USCG: Vibrations Loosen Fasteners, Lead to Loss of Steering

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Please read the following information about steering systems from the USCG.

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USCG: Risk of Steering Loss From Defective Rams

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The Coast Guard Office of Investigations and Analysis has released Marine Safety Alert 06-21, to notify mariners to a potentially dangerous situation involving improperly machined threads which can lead to steering ram failure.

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