5 Apr 2019

First responders work through security scenario at J. Percy Priest Dam

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 5, 2019) – First responders worked through a security scenario at J. Percy Priest Dam today to open communication channels and facilitate awareness of possible threats to infrastructure operated and maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District.

4 May 2018

Coast Guard admiral tours Chickamauga Lock

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (May 4, 2018) – The U.S. Coast Guard’s incoming assistant commandant toured Chickamauga Lock today to see where physical expansion of concrete causes structural deficiencies, and observe how ongoing excavation of the riverbed is making way for construction of a new navigation lock to improve access to the upper reaches of the Tennessee River Basin.

7 Mar 2018

Spring Aboard: Boaters urged to get educated before boating season

 JENNINGS RANDOLPH LAKE, Maryland — The temperature may still be cool outside, but it is a perfect

1 Feb 2018

Nashville District hosts ‘First Responders Day’ at Old Hickory Dam

OLD HICKORY, Tenn. (Feb. 1, 2018) – What would happen if a towboat and barge were commandeered and its hijackers threatened public safety while inside a Corps of Engineers navigation lock? First responders wrestled with this potential scenario during a tabletop exercise at Old Hickory Dam today.

9 Aug 2016

Army Corps survey vessel crew assists with rescue in Chesapeake Bay

Crew of Baltimore District's Survey Vessel LINTHICUM assists U.S. Coast Guard with rescue of disabled small boat in Chesapeake Bay near Virginia Beach

22 Jun 2016

Operation Dry Water in effect June 24-26 – law enforcement targeting BUI

Boating under the influence accounts for approximately 25 percent of boating-related fatalities on lakes in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District. To raise awareness about the effects of boating under the influence, the USACE will participate in the safe boating initiative Operation Dry Water June 24-26.

9 Jun 2016

Corps asks boaters to SLOW DOWN, use caution

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers asks boaters to slow down and use extra caution within the Mile Point construction area on the St. Johns River. “We’ve seen some close calls here on the water because people are speeding through the area,” said Corps Construction Project Engineer Mike Lyons, Jacksonville District.

22 Apr 2015

Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference seeks solutions to pressing maritime issues

With “Planning for the Future: Challenges and Opportunities” as their theme, professionals from government and industry met at the 2015 Mid-Atlantic Waterways Conference in Portsmouth, Virginia, this week to discuss the future of the maritime community.

13 Apr 2015

Teamwork averts disaster after barges break away

  When 17 barges broke free of their moorings on the raging, ice-filled Monongahela River, March 4,

6 Apr 2015

Coast Guard, National Safe Boating Council remind mariners on importance of EPIRBs

NEW ORLEANS (April 6, 2015) – The Coast Guard and National Safe Boating Council remind recreational boaters of the importance of Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons in conjunction with 406Mhz Beacon Awareness Day.