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…
Cutter Hamilton to Offload 26,000 Pounds of Cocaine, 1,500 Pounds of Marijuana at Port Everglades
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL-753) crew is scheduled to offload about 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine and about 1,500 pounds of seized marijuana June 6 at Port Everglades, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release….
Cutter Campbell Returns to Maine After 87-Day Patrol
BOSTON — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returned to its homeport in Kittery, Maine, on June 4 after an 87-day patrol in the North Atlantic, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. Campbell’s crew executed a fast-paced patrol,…
Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Migrants to Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard repatriated 12 Dominican migrants to a Dominican Navy patrol vessel June 2 following the at-sea interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage May 30 in the Mona Passage, the Coast Guard 7th District…
Cutter Valiant Crew Returns Home Following 9-Week Counter-Drug Patrol
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant returned home May 27 to Naval Station Mayport following a nine-week counter-drug patrol in the eastern Pacific, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. The Valiant crew…
Coast Guard Interdicts 10 Cuban Migrants and 2 Suspected Smugglers off Villa Clara Province
KEY WEST, Fla.— The Coast Guard interdicted 10 Cuban migrants and two suspected smugglers on May 21 about 12 miles off Villa Clara Province, Cuba, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. Coast Guard 7th District watchstanders received…
