ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Thomas Point Shoal Light is the last screw-pile lighthouse on its original foundation in the United States and the last lighthouse that Coast Guardsmen served in on the Chesapeake Bay Until 1986, U.S. Coast Guardsmen served on the offshore light that is located south of Annapolis, Maryland’s ... Read More

Boatjobsonly.com 5-16-19   One of the most exciting boat jobs afloat right now is working for Guice Offshore Marine catching space craft parts and recovering manned capsules for SpaceX.  And one of the hottest boat in the world doing the job is the Mr. Stevens a 205 foot long by 34 ... Read More

2019 Northern Regional Qualifier The Inland Marine Expo 2019 is proud to partner with Maritime Throwdown to co-host the 2019 Northern Regional Qualifier at IMX2019. The competition will take place on the exhibit floor with the final scheduled for May 22 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. The Maritime Throwdown summons mariners from across the ... Read More

BOSTON — The Coast Guard has completed the installation of Mariner Radio Activated Sound Signal (MRASS) devices at 82 lighthouses across the Northeast. The Coast Guard began updating the sound signal devices in 2015 and will complete the final two installations this spring. The purpose of the modernization was to replace the less ... Read More

Boatjobsonly.com 5-11-2019 ~ Yesterday a collision between the towboat and a ship was filmed in the Houston Ship Channel by Merchant Marine Joshua Gullick and posted on facebook. The ship Geneses River is seen t-boning the Kirby barge. Hitting so hard almost slicing the barge in half. The impact sent a ... Read More

Boatjobsonly.com 5-6-19 ~ The United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber task force to the US Central Command region in the Middle East "to send a clear and unmistakable message to the Iranian regime that any attack on United States interests or on ... Read More

boatjobsonly.com 5-2-19 by Sheila Sova ~ Many people are not aware that the US Merchant Marine of WWII are considered combat veterans. Ask any small town if the USMM WWII Veteran has a flag or monument in their town and most will ask you "What is a USMM WWII Veteran?" ... Read More

""No Jones Act waiver" was the message coming from six Senators and one Congressman as they left the White House following a meeting with President Trump on May 1." Read more here

WASHINGTON — Today, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy, through an Integrated Program Office (IPO), awarded VT Halter Marine Inc., of Pascagoula, Mississippi, a fixed price incentive (firm) contract for the Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) of the Coast Guard’s lead Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The initial award is valued at ... Read More