KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Thetis returned home Dec. 5 to Key West, Florida, after completing a 79-day patrol throughout the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of U.S. Southern Command Joint Interagency Task Force South…
Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast Returns to Port after 60-Day Patrol
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returned to homeport Thursday following a 60-day counter drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 13th District said in a Dec. 5 release. The Steadfast crewmembers steamed over 10,500…
Coast Guard, Port Partners Increase Joint Inspection Operations During Busy Shipping Season
PHILADELPHIA — Members of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team New York, Customs and Border Protection, and multiple state and local police agencies increased maritime operations to deter illegal activity within the ports of Philadelphia…
Royal Navy Seeks U.S. Coast Guard Help in Training Ship Crews
ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard is seeking volunteers to help the U.K. Royal Navy train its engineering Sailors on board the Royal Navy’s ships. In a Nov. 27 message from Coast Guard headquarters, the service has solicited 11 personnel…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Returns to Wilmington After a 60-day Patrol
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to Wilmington, North Carolina, Nov. 28 following a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release of the same date. The Diligence…
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Returns From Drug Interdiction Patrol
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returned to their homeport of Key West following a 75-day patrol throughout the Caribbean Sea in support of U.S. Southern Command Joint Interagency Task Force South and the…
Only U.S. Heavy Icebreaker Departs for Annual Antarctic Operation
SEATTLE — The crew aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departed Nov. 26 for their annual deployment to Antarctica, where the cutter and crew will support Operation Deep Freeze 2020, a joint military service mission to resupply U.S. interests in Antarctica, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Stratton Returns to Alameda Following 162-Day Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton returned Nov. 22 to their homeport of Alameda following a 162-day deployment to the western Pacific Ocean, Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. The crew departed Alameda on June 13 and has operated under…
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Returns to Homeport After 78-Day Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returned to homeport in Portsmouth on Nov. 21 following a 78-day patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 5th District said. The crew of the Harriet Lane started their patrol by transiting to…
Coast Guard Repatriates 13 Dominican Migrants, Ends Search for 3 Others Who Are Missing
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Coast Guard repatriated 13 migrants to the Dominican Republic and ended a two-day search on Nov. 20 for three others who remain missing as part of an illegal migrant voyage on Nov. 18 off Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said…
