An estimated $20 billion Coast Guard shipbuilding program that has failed to put a cutter into service amid ballooning costs and lengthy delays must have better oversight, according to a government ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (WFLA) — The crew aboard the Coast Guard cutter Alert returned to their port in Cape Canaveral on Thursday following a 45-day drug patrol. According to a Coast Guard release, the ...

Mobile-based shipbuilder Austal USA and the U.S. Coast Guard came together Monday to celebrate work on a ship that represents a critical future for both parties – if they can overcome problems so ...

Bollinger Shipyards has secured a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $2.14 billion from the U.S. Coast Guard for the production of four Arctic security cutters. The contract covers design, program ...

February 7, 2026: The U.S. Navy has decided to base their new FFX frigate on the current Coast Guard Legend-class cutter. Ten Legends entered service between 2008 and 2024. Two more are being built.

The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2020. (Petty Officer 1st Class Cindy Oldham/Coast Guard) The U.S. Coast Guard announced a contract award ...