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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Austal USA has started work on another United States Coast Guard cutter. According to an Austal USA news ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Austal USA has started work on another United States Coast Guard cutter. According to an Austal USA news release, work just started on the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter, ...

According to an Austal USA news release, work just started on the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter, Icarus, which is part of a contract to build up to 11 cutters that could bring in as much as $3 ...