The Marine Board of Investigation published its Titan report in August 2025 and called the deaths a preventable tragedy. It found OceanGate's renaming of paying riders as "mission specialists" a deliberate strategy to stay outside inspection, and that a 2018 OSHA email about the whistleblower never reached the right person at the Coast Guard. All four of the NTSB's recommendations from its report are still open. I made a documentary from the board's report and the NTSB and TSB reports: https://youtu.be/DHUt0oHNOa4

For people in prevention or inspections: what should a rule for passenger submersibles actually require?

Is this to hold bow ties?

Little bro is getting stationed in OR. Just curious if hazing a thing in the coast guard.

Hello all,

I wanted to post here to get some career advice. I’m currently a ET2 with 4 years TIS and my tour ends next year in 27. My current plan is to go to Bahrain or if I don’t get Bahrain, apply for company commander then when that tour ends, use the priority 1 to switch rates and go to ME A School and finish out my 20 years. Does anyone see any problems with this? I’ll appreciate any responses, go or bad. Thank you!

Asking for any tips or pointers from these rates and their experiences?

I’m not sure if I want to do 20 or just learn a skill and get out, that’s why EM,ET, MK and aviation appeals to me but not sure.

I plan on getting married soon and having kids like early 20’s.

I’m at my first unit which is a coastal buoy tender, seems to be a good gig so far so waiting isn’t bad if needed, but want to see others experiences and if they have regrets.

Thanks.

As a younger person, I have trouble understanding how CCs can so easily find recruits social media.

In my experience for most people it’s almost impossible to find someone social media without mutual suggestions except for people who have there first and last name(bad idea) as their username or on there profile.

I understand the older generation with Facebook etc. But with the younger crowd I would think you would need three letter agency level tools to find recruits social media.

How was your experience? How did you get into the program?

Has anyone seen the updated FY2027 enlistment bonus policy? Curious whether bonus stacking is authorized or if the rules have changed from FY2026.

Coast Guardsmen and Federal agents armed with rifles and shotguns seized 33 men and 20 tons of Colombian marijuana early today in raids on a smugglers' beachfront landing ground here and a rusty, 80-foot trawler on Block Island Sound.

The raids culminated a three-year investigation by Federal drugenforcement agents and local police officers into a smuggling operation that authorities said was based in a beachfront home here. Arresting officers said the confiscated marijuana had a potential resale value of $12 million.

Hello fellow Coasties and others!! Transfer season is coming up and I'm going to submit my picks soon, but I'm not sure where to go and what each unit is like, so I thought id ask here about the units im most interested in.

Right now I mostly want a WMSL in Cali, im currently on a WMSL and love it because of the travel, camaraderie, and the size of the ship doesnt make me feel trapped, if that makes sense, and I heard the WMSLs in Cali go to places like Japan. Im just not sure which WMSL to choose! Please tell me about your experiences living in Cali and working on a WMSL if you can. Other places I was looking at were Pennsylvania, New Orleans, and maybe a land unit in Florida. Any west coast WMSL suggestions would also be appreciated. Thank you!!

EDIT: Just for reference, im a CS

Meet the USCG Seaster...

"A DHS and Tesla collaboration"

(I didn't make this photo to be fair lol saw it online)

My Nana just texted me that, without my knowledge, she booked a hotel for Thanksgiving so I can be with family. She so wonderful but I dont know how possible that is. Can anyone help me out?

Celebrating 150 years of the USCGA, and featuring the Eagle and the Bertholf. $16.40 for a sheet. Pretty sharp looking

Got orders to mk a this week reporting 29 of nov I have some questions. One what should I expect reporting to a school what does that look like. I was there for the start program so I know what York town looks like but not sure what reporting for a school will be like. Also is an I bring my fishing rods and fish off of the pier there lol.

While at BM A School, I built out a web-based Deck Watch Officer training platform (the school is evaluating it for incorporation). I wanted to share it with the community for anyone looking to brush up on their Nav Rules and share feedback so I can improve it further. 

DWO Training Tool (This takes you straight to the test, no account required)

• 1,200+ questions covering all 38 Navigation Rules, each traced to the rule behind it 

• A build-a-ship simulator 

• A 360-degree aspect tool to see what a vessel looks like from any bearing 

• Memory aids and flashcards built around the mnemonics from the classroom 

• A dashboard and leaderboard that tells you exactly which rules you're weak on

 Please do share feedback as I really wanted to help build something comprehensive to help people struggling with this. I really believe it keeps all of us safer to know these rules. Better questions, learning tools, AI Chat Bot, diagrams etc.

hey everyone! i would just like to check if someone here is willing to check my narrative and give me their insights or advice if there are any areas i need to improve on.

i reapplied for dce, dcss and oc-s and got selected as alternate.

Is there a carpool or shuttles to Base Miami Beach? Without doxxing yourself, any advice on where to live, buy or rent, and commuter conveyance?

The Helmsman suggests bringing long underwear for the chilly months. Does this mean pants and long sleeve top baselayers? Or just the pants? Do they have to specifically be those thermal material underwear or would more sporty base layers (similar to leggings) be acceptable?

Of the Coast Guard's 11 statutory missions, only five align under the Department of Homeland Security. Three should be reassigned to other government departments and agencies.

Curious to know what the air station unit life there and the area are like. Been a career 65 guy so far and heard many times how different the 60 community/side is