Tag: Technology

Coast Guard modernizing at fastest pace in decades

Commandant Paul Zukunft leads a Coast Guard undergoing a big acquisitions boom, but he faces challenges in bolstering the icebreaker fleet and securing funding for... Read More

Software change

We’re in the process of switching over to some new software and all the challenges that come with it. Fun, fun, fun. We will keep... Read More

Pokemon Go players breached secure area

EDMONDS, Wash. (KOMO) – The Coast Guard is getting involved after local Pokemon Go players breached a secure area at the Edmonds Ferry Terminal.Brackett’s Landing... Read More

Equipment

We’ve had an equipment failure this morning and lost a switch. We hope to have it fixed soon. Just shows you the need for and... Read More

Improving lives

It’s time for us here at Harbor News to once again to begin implementing some new software. We’re hoping that it makes our lives easier,... Read More

Drones Offer Hope for Fighting Arctic Oil Spills

Ships are flocking to the Arctic, increasing the risk of a spill in an ill-prepared region. Source: Drones Offer Hope for Fighting Arctic Oil Spills... Read More

Red tape keeps Coast Guard’s night-vision equipment idle

Night-vision technology that could give an edge to Coast Guard crews paroling dangerous drug-smuggling routes from the Caribbean is collecting dust because of red tape... Read More

Coast Guard body scanners help recruits look shipshape

CAPE MAY — The U.S. Coast Guard installed new body scanners this year at Training Center Cape May– but not for the security reasons you... Read More

Planning Ahead

Here in California El Nino was supposed to save the state from the drought it’s been in for years. That didn’t happen. Too often we... Read More

Celestial Navigation

We just heard that the Navy will begin teaching celestial navigation again and we couldn’t be more happy about that. This system has served us... Read More

Human Touch

Technology is fine in dandy in so many areas of our lives, but there’s still nothing like the human touch in the things that we... Read More