Austal, Coast Guard celebrate progress on much-needed cutter

The Coast Guard's Offshore Patrol Cutter has had its share of problems elsewhere, but backers say the Mobile shipyard is fully committed to delivering vessels the service desperately needs.
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball seizes $214M cocaine haul

HONOLULU (Island News) – The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball, stationed in Honolulu, offloaded nearly 19,000 pounds of cocaine in San Diego, valued at more than $214 million. “We’re pretty good at what we ...
Stars and Stripes

Coast Guard uses first part of record funding to buy 10 more cutters

The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it has moved to accelerate the acquisition of 10 more Fast Response Cutters using money from the record $25 billion one-time funding it received in the 2025 ...
Homeland Security Today

U.S. Coast Guard Authenticates Keel for Offshore Patrol Cutter Pickering

The Coast Guard authenticated the keel for the future Coast Guard Cutter Pickering during a ceremony on Monday in Mobile, ...

Austal USA holds keel laying ceremony for first US Coast Guard cutter

MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - It’s the start of new milestone for Austal USA now that construction of the United States Coast Guard ...
Alaska Public Media

Kodiak's new Coast Guard cutters spur base building boom

The country's largest Coast Guard base is building up its infrastructure to accommodate new vessels and more crew members coming to Kodiak within the next few years. Lt. Commander Tyler Vieria, with ...