Coast Guard says ships could be in danger if buoys are hacked by cybercriminals

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – News4JAX rode with the Coast Guard to learn about the buoys in the St. Johns River and what could happen to large cargo ships if cybercriminals ever…

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2 supply ships headed to JAXPORT were canceled due to conflict thousands of miles away

Conflict in the Middle East is having a global ripple effect in trade and shipping, as the Houthis, a group in Yemen, continue to attack ships moving through the Suez…

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Mayport-based USS Mason among ships fending off attacks from Houthi rebels in Red Sea

Rebels from Yemen overnight launched a barrage of missiles and drones toward passing ships in the Red Sea, and a Mayport-based guided-missile destroyer, the USS Mason, helped fend off the…

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2 Mayport-based ships part of carrier strike group sent to support Israel in Mediterranean

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday he has ordered the Ford carrier strike group to sail to the Eastern Mediterranean to be ready to assist Israel after…

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2 Littoral Combat Ships decommissioned at Mayport

MAYPORT, Fla. – The USS Detroit and the USS Little Rock were decommissioned Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, just six and seven years after they went into service. The USS Sioux…

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