SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Coast Guard and Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) law enforcement authorities seized 2,324 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $30 million, following the interdiction of a go-fast vessel off Luquillo, Puerto Rico, Oct. 13 the…
Legare Returns to Virginia After Rescue Missions Off the East Coast
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Legare returned home to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth Oct. 15 following a 12-week patrol in the North Atlantic, providing search-and-rescue capability and living marine resource protection, the 5th Coast Guard District…
Wärtsilä Opens the World’s First International Maritime Cyber Centre of Excellence
SINGAPORE — The technology group Wärtsilä opened an International Maritime Cyber Centre of Excellence (IMCCE) Oct. 16 in Singapore, the company said in a release. The IMCCE consists of a Maritime Cyber Emergency Response Team (MCERT) and a cyber academy….
Fabrication Begins on Future USS Bougainville
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Fabrication has been started for the future amphibious assault ship USS Bougainville (LHA 8) at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, Naval Sea Systems Command said in an Oct. 16 release. The start of fabrication…
Alert Returns Home Following Counterdrug Patrol
ASTORIA, Ore. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert returned home Oct. 13 following a 50-day counterdrug patrol to the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in an Oct. 15 release. The 75-member crew aboard Alert conducted multiple…
Cutter Heriberto Hernandez Repatriates 12 Dominican Migrants
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez repatriated 12 Dominicans and returned two Haitians to Dominican authorities Oct. 14, following the interdiction of a migrant vessel Oct. 11 in waters just off Mona…
Coast Guard Cutter Active Returns Home After Seizing $87 Million Worth of Cocaine
PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard Cutter Active returned home Oct. 12 following a 50-day counterdrug deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The 75-member crew aboard Active conducted multiple law enforcement boardings in international waters off the coasts of…
Coast Guard Continues Hurricane Michael Response
MOBILE, Ala. — Coast Guard crews continued response efforts along the path of Hurricane Michael, the U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Michael Response Information Center said in an Oct. 11 release. As of 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 11, Coast Guard crews…
Navy Innovators Reveal Revolutionary Research to Counter Emerging Threats
DAHLGREN, Va. — Navy inventors are confident that their latest research in quantum physics, artificial intelligence, and cyber security — to name a few — will ultimately impact U.S. military and homeland security efforts. The innovations and their potential military…
SPY-6 Radar Tracks Ballistic Missile Through Intercept and Multiple, Simultaneous Targets
TEWKSBURY, Mass. — Raytheon Co.’s AN/SPY-6(V) radar continues to demonstrate its integrated air and missile defense capability through exceptional performance against multiple targets, the company said in an Oct. 10 release. The radar detected, acquired and tracked multiple targets from…
