ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) returned home to St. Petersburg June 27 following a 62-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release of the same…
U.S. Coast Guard Announces Homeport of Newest National Security Cutter
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard has selected Charleston, South Carolina, as the home of the service’s newest National Security Cutter, Coast Guard Headquarters announced in a June 26 release. “I am pleased to announce that Charleston, South Carolina, will be the…
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk Returns After 90-Day Eastern Pacific Patrol
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC-913) returned to their homeport in Key West following a 90-day counter-smuggling patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South and operations in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant Crew Returns Home After Caribbean Patrol
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returned home June 23 to Cape Canaveral after a two-month Caribbean patrol, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The crew’s patrol focused on enforcing U.S….
Coast Guard Repatriates 11 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) repatriated 11 Dominican migrants to a Dominican navy patrol vessel June 19 in waters just off Samana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in…
U.S. Coast Guard Announces Homeport of Polar Security Cutter
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced that Seattle will be the home of the service’s new polar security cutters. “The Pacific Northwest has been the home of our icebreaking fleet since 1976, and I am confident that the Seattle…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Returns from 58-Day Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returned to their homeport in Pensacola, Florida, June 12 after a 58-day patrol in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a release of the same…
Coast Guard Repatriates 18 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) repatriated 18 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Navy patrol vessel June 11 near Samana, Dominican Republic, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage Monday just off the…
Cutter Stratton Heads to Western Pacific
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton is scheduled to depart June 12 from its homeport in Alameda, California, for a months-long deployment to the Western Pacific in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, which oversees military operations…
Coast Guard Commissions New Fast-Response Cutter in San Juan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) was commissioned into service June 8 during a ceremony at U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The…
