Aug. 11, 2025

U.S. Coast Guard Releases Report of the Investigation into the presumed loss of life onboard the excursion vessel Blackbeard's Revenge

The Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV) recently posted Report of Investigation (ROI) to Marine Casualty Reports (uscg.mil) regarding the presumed loss of life of a 18-year old-passenger onboard the Bahamas Flagged Excursion Vessel Blackbeard’s Revenge while on a sunset cruise tour off the coast of Nassau, Bahamas on May 24, 2023.

Aug. 11, 2025

2024 Flag State Control Annual Report

The Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance is pleased to announce the publication of the 2024 Flag State Control Domestic Annual Report.

April 25, 2025

2024 Port State Control Annual Report Posted

The Coast Guard’s Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance is pleased to announce the release of the U.S. Port State Control Annual Report for 2024.

Dec. 22, 2024

U.S. Coast Guard Releases Report of Investigation Regarding Fire, Total Constructive Loss of Passenger Vessel Spirit of Norfolk

The Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV) recently posted a Report of Investigation (ROI) to the Marine Casualty Reports (uscg.mil) website regarding the fire onboard the small passenger vessel Spirit of Norfolk in Norfolk, VA, on June 7, 2022.

Oct. 30, 2024

Commandant’s Final Action Memorandum on the Report of the Investigation into the Circumstances Surrounding the Passenger Deaths while on an excursion vessel launched from the Foreign Cruise Ship World Explorer

The Coast Guard’s Office of Investigations and Casualty Analysis (CG-INV) recently posted the Commandant’s Final Action Memorandum (FAM), to Marine Casualty Reports (uscg.mil), in response to the Report of Investigation (ROI) into the capsizing of an inflatable Zodiac excursion vessel launched from the foreign cruise ship WORLD EXPLORER, while on a sightseeing tour off the coast of Elephant Island, Antarctica, which resulted in the loss of two U.S. passenger lives on Nov. 15th, 2022.