ARLINGTON, Va. — The Coast Guard is continuing rescue-and-recovery operations in the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. As of 9 a.m. on Sept. 8, Coast Guard forces had rescued 308 people in the Bahamas, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. …
Coast Guard Cutter Mellon Returns after 80-Day Patrol of Pacific Ocean
SEATTLE — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC 717), including two Canadian fishery officers, returned to their homeport of Seattle on Sept. 2 after an 80-day patrol detecting and deterring illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing activity…
Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Dominican Migrants Following Interdiction
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114) repatriated 12 migrants to the Dominican Republic Navy patrol boat Proción (GC-103) Sept. 1 near Samaná, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in Mona…
Cutter Robert Ward Returns from first Eastern Pacific Patrol with 2,800 Pounds of Intercepted Cocaine
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC-1130) returned Aug. 29 from their first patrol of the drug transit zones of the eastern Pacific Ocean with about 2,800 pounds of seized cocaine, the Coast…
Coast Guard Commissions Two Newest National Security Cutters in Honolulu
HONOLULU — The U.S Coast Guard’s two newest national security cutters were commissioned Aug. 24 during a ceremony presided over by Commandant Adm. Karl Schultz, the Coast Guard Pacific area said in a release. The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL…
Coast Guard Patrols North Pacific in Support of International Fisheries
JUNEAU, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC-717) continues their North Pacific patrol in support of Operation North Pacific Guard (NPG) 2019, protecting living marine resources, enforcing international fisheries agreements and conducting global security missions, the Coast…
Coast Guard’s Newest National Security Cutter Arrives in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) arrived Aug. 16 at its new homeport in Honolulu, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a statement. The Midgett is the eighth of the Coast Guard’s national security cutters and…
Hawaii Welcomes Third Sentinel-Class Coast Guard Cutter
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter William Hart (WPC-1134) arrived in Honolulu Harbor on Aug. 17, becoming the third 154-foot fast-response cutter homeported in Hawaii, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The FRCs are some of the…
Newest National Security Cutter Makes Second Cocaine Seizure in Five Days as 4,600 Pounds Are Interdicted
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Crews aboard the precommissioned U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL-757) interdicted a suspected low-profile go-fast vessel July 31 and seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine during a boarding in international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean,…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Recover 1,300 Pounds of Marijuana Near Catalina Island
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to a report of multiple bales of narcotics in the water near Santa Catalina Island on Aug. 13, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release. A…
