PASCAGOULA, Miss. (Oct. 13, 2023) — HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered national security cutter Calhoun to the U.S. Coast Guard. Delivery documents signed Friday mark the official transfer of the ship from HII to the Coast Guard. “Our shipbuilders are…
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for three missing children in New Orleans. In a statement, the Coast Guard says they have exhausted all…
Last Thursday, Harrison County Fire and Rescue, along with divers from the Department of Marine Resources, Gulfport Fire Department, and U.S. Coast Guard, searched for and…
CUT OFF, La. (AP) — The search for survivors from a capsized lift boat in the Gulf of Mexico has closed and attention now turns to comforting the loved ones of the five known dead and eight missing, as a…
It was a heroic moment in Florida as a dog is rescued from a "ruff" situation. The Coast Guard jumped into action Wednesday night after receiving a call about a pup lost off Fort Myers Beach. The crew was able…
A shipbuilder is expanding on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after receiving a $746 million contract to make a heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Coast Guard. VT Halter Marine will invest $37.5 million at its Pascagoula shipyard and is expected to…
The partial government shutdown over the last month has caused a financial strain for many including the U.S. Coast Guard. To help out members of the Coast Guard, Domino’s Pizza in Long Beach and Kings Second Chance have teamed up…
Right now we are in the midst of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and thousands of U.S. Coast guard members are preparing to miss their first paycheck today. To make this time without pay a little bit easier,…
They’re usually the first on scene when it comes to maritime rescues and they protect our nation’s economic, national, and border security. Today, the U.S. Coast Guard celebrates 228 years of service. It’s a common sight and a wave of…
The Department of Homeland Security selects Mississippi as a new base of operations for its drones. Much of the evaluation of how to best use the devices will be done right here in South Mississippi. Mississippi State University will lead…
Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula has received a $468 million contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to build a ninth national security cutter. Ingalls Shipbuilding currently has two NSC ships in construction. These ships are scheduled to be delivered in 2018…
With missions increasing all over the world, the demand for ships in the U.S. Coast Guard is at an all-time high. Huntington Ingalls Industries delivered the cutter Munro to the U.S. Coast Guard during a ceremony at the Pascagoula Shipyard…
Industrial business is one of the biggest money-makers in Jackson County, and Monday, Ingalls Shipbuilding finished another big project.
The Coast Guard says three people were rescued after a 74 foot shrimping vessel collided with a 130 foot offshore supply vessel in the Gulf off the coast of Pascagoula.