USPS centennial celebration gets under way
Created on 2 Feb. 1914, USPS will mark 100 years of education, fellowship and community service in 2014. Based on the powerboat handling skills programs of businessman Roger Upton at the Boston Yacht ...read more [2012-06-28]
Nationwide Emergency Alert System Test Set for 1400 EST on 9 Nov.
On Wednesday, 9 Nov. 2011, FEMA, DHS and the FCC will conduct the first test of the Nationwide Emergency Alert System.The 3-minute nationwide test will kick off at 1400 EST and run concurrently across...read more [2011-11-02]
USPS Webinar: Emergency Locator BeaconsGlobal Search and Rescue - EPIRBs, PLBs and Related Locator DevisesDescription:Join us for a webinar presentation by Denny Emory of Emory / Yachting Services and...read more [2011-10-24]
USPS, USCG Aux. boost boating safety efforts
United States Power Squadrons and the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary signed an agreement during the Auxiliary’s national conference on 27 Aug. 2011 to broaden their cooperation in vessel examinations, p...read more [2011-08-29]
Risk on the Water
By Ed Gumbrecht, Chief Operating Officer, Gowrie GroupPerhaps you have heard some of the strange and extreme stories of boaters who sustain damage to their vessels on the water. Last season, a couple ...read more [2011-08-22]
Help prevent groundings
The Alliance for Safe Navigation, of which USPS is a founding member, asks all recreational boaters to complete a brief survey designed to gauge their awareness of navigational tool updates and accu...read more [2011-08-09]
Hugli named Florida boating educator of the year
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has selected USPS Educational Outreach Chairman, R/C Wilbur G. Hugli, SN, of Fort Walton Beach as Florida’s 2010 Boating Educator of the Year. A...read more [2011-07-27]
NASBLA Appoints Sweet to Standards Panel
The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators Executive Board recently appointed United States Power Squadrons’ National Educational Officer V/C Bob Sweet, SN, to its new National Edu...read more [2011-07-25]
USPS Endorses NBSAC Resolution to Mandate Life Jackets for Boats Under 18 Feet
National Boating Safety Advisory Council 87Resolution 2011-87-01Appropriate Regulations for Life Jacket Wear by Recreational Boaters United States Power Squadrons Position PaperIn more than a deca...read more [2011-05-04]
USPS Members Receive Discounts on New Club Jeppesen Membership
If you think nothing changes in your boating area, think again. Each week, the Coast Guard issues hundreds of changes for your boating area via the Local Notice to Mariners bulletin, and these changes...read more [2011-04-07]
Media Advisory: Coast Guard updates Kulluk hearing schedule in Anchorage, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Coast Guard has updated its schedule for the formal marine casualty investigation hearing into the Kulluk grounding, scheduled to take place at the...read more
PHOTOs: Coast Guardsman throws ceremonial first pitch at Chicago Cubs game
Cmdr. Jason Neubauer, commanding officer of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago, sets and readies for a ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field in Chicago, May 19, 2013....read more
Coast Guard assists 2 on grounded boat in Gardner Island
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard assisted two men aboard a grounded 21-foot personal craft in the vicinity of Gardner Island near the Mississippi Gulf Outlet, Sunday.Watchstande...read more
Cutter Eagle’s first week underway; next port call: St. Martin
ATLANTIC OCEAN - A fourth class cadet carefully makes up a taught line after hauling around in the rain during sail stations aboard the Coast Guard Barque Eagle, May 14, 2013...read more
PHOTOs: Coast Guardsman named 9th Coast Guard District's Reserve Enlisted Person of the Year award in Duluth
Capt. John Bingaman (right), chief of staff of the 9th Coast Guard District, recognizes and presents Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Rofidal, a Coast Guard reservist assigned to...read more
MULTIMEDIA UPDATE: Coast Guard rescues heart attack victim from cruise ship 150 miles offshore
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man Saturday from the Carnival Splendor, a 952-foot cruise ship, approximately 150 miles east of Cape L...read more
Float plan, signal light help Coast Guard locate overdue boater in Corson's Inlet, NJ
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — A Coast Guard helicopter crew located an overdue boater Saturday after his 19-foot boat ran aground on a sandbar near Corson's Inlet.The boater’s s...read more
Coast Guard warns of dangers of drinking, boating
Media Note: Coast Guard spokespersons in your area may be available to discuss the importance of safe boating and swimming for the duration of National Safe Boating Week. Please cont...read more
Coast Guard rescues heart attack victim from cruise ship 150 miles offshore
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man Saturday from the Carnival Splendor, a 952-foot cruise ship, approximately 150 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C.A ...read more
Coast Guard Sector Honolulu changes command
HONOLULU – Coast Guard Capt. Joanna Nunan, Commander of Sector Honolulu, was relieved by Capt. Shannon Gilreath during a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Honolulu Frida...read more