Austal created a build strategy that resulted in a “more efficient build process” and a longer life expectancy for the ship, the release said. According to the release, this is the second USCG ...

Commissioning of the Coast Guard’s newest fast response cutter (FRC) took place Aug. 11, 2025, in Kodiak, Alasla.

The cutter will not be directly replaced. Instead, its former service area will be covered by a fleet of three, 154-foot cutters based out of Kodiak. Former USCG cutter Naushon decommissioned in Homer ...

The following is the June 25, 2025, Government Accountability Office report, Coast Guard: Actions Needed to Address Cutter Maintenance and Workforce Challenges. From the report. W ...

Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA started construction on its second Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Icarus (WMSM 920). Like Pickering (WMSM 919), Icarus is being built at the company’s Mobile, ...