MIAMI — The Coast Guard interdicted 13 migrants and one suspected smuggler on Sept. 25 miles east of Miami, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump crew detected a westbound 21-foot cabin cruiser about 25 miles…
Coast Guard Commissions Newest Fast Response Cutter in Honolulu
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned the newest Hawaii-based 154-foot fast response cutter (FRC) in Honolulu on Sept. 26, according to a Coast Guard 14th District release. “There is no greater reflection of the commandant’s strategic vision and commitment than the fact that as we commission the…
Coast Guard Cutter Interdicts Semi-Submersible in the Eastern Pacific
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crew intercepted a drug-laden semi-submersible in the eastern Pacific, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. While on routine patrol in the eastern Pacific, Valiant’s crew interdicted a self-propelled semi-submersible in international waters carrying about 12,000…
Navy Tests Mine Countermeasures on USNS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams
NORFOLK, Va. — USNS Hershel “Woody” Williams (T-ESB 4) has finished a three-day voyage in the Chesapeake Bay to test an anti-mine system, the public affairs offices of the program executive officers for ships and unmanned and small combatants said in a release. The expeditionary sea base (ESB) ship used the Littoral Combat…
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca Offloads More than 12,000 Pounds of Cocaine in Miami
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC-906) crew offloaded more than 12,000 pounds of cocaine Sept. 20 at Coast Guard Sector Miami, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The drugs were interdicted in international waters of…
Coast Guard Continues Response to Hurricane Dorian in Bahamas
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…
