PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Eastern Shipbuilding Group announced on Friday that it is suspending work on its Offshore Patrol Cutter program. CEO Joey D’Isernia said the program suspension is due ...

Here is a portion of the release. Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA started construction on its second Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC), Icarus (WMSM 920). Like Pickering (WMSM 919), Icarus is ...

Austal USA was awarded a contract with a potential value of $3.3 billion for the detail design and construction of up to 11 Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC) for the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The ...

Mobile, Ala. – The U.S. Coast Guard exercised options worth $314 million to Austal USA for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The contract options provide Austal USA approval to order long lead ...

Eastern Shipbuilding Group's contract with the U.S. Coast Guard to build four offshore patrol cutters has been partially terminated. The termination comes after Eastern Shipbuilding missed deadlines ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Austal USA has a contract from the U.S. Coast Guard to build a second Offshore Patrol Cutter. According to a release from Austal USA, the $273 million option is part of a ...

A close-up of the tig weld that was placed during the Coast Guard Cutter Pickering (OPC 5) keel laying ceremony for the first Heritage-Class Offshore Patrol Cutter in Mobile, Alabama, Dec. 8, 2025. (U ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Austal USA announced in a press release new developments concerning its Offshore Patrol Cutter program. Here is the release: Mobile, Ala. – The U.S. Coast Guard exercised options ...

The Coast Guard authenticated the keel for the future Coast Guard Cutter Pickering during a ceremony Monday in Mobile, Alabama. Keel authentication is a time-honored shipbuilding tradition marking the ...