Coast Guard Says Main Drive Shaft Issue Puts OPC Delivery Schedule ‘At Risk’

Delivery of the first Offshore Patrol Cutter is at risk. Eastern Shipbuilding Group In a sign of impending trouble for the Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, the U.S. Coast Guard reports that a pro...

Austal USA Wins Massive $3.3 Billion Dollar Offshore Patrol Cutter Contract

Austal will be the second Offshore Patrol Cutter builder Eastern Shipbuilding Group In the tense hours before the U.S. Coast Guard awarded the Offshore Patrol Cutter “Stage 2,” a $3.3 billion dollar c...