From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, Oct. 2, 2024 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos offloaded 388 pounds (176 kgs) of seized cocaine and transferred custody of two smugglers to DEA Special…
USCGC Oliver Berry Returns Home Following 46-day Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in Oceania
From Coast Guard District 14 External Affairs, Oct. 1, 2024 HONOLULU – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124) returned to Honolulu Friday after completing a 46-day patrol in Oceania. The Oliver Berry crew departed Coast Guard…
U.S. Coast Guard Encounters Joint Chinese Coast Guard, Russian Border Guard Patrol in Bering Sea
From U.S. Coast Guard 17th District, Oct. 1, 2024 JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Coast Guard located four vessels from the Russian Border Guard and Chinese Coast Guard conducting a joint patrol in the Bering Sea, Saturday. While patrolling the…
USCGC Northland Returns Home After 67-day Patrol to Support Operation Nanook
From U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, Oct. 1, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) returned to their homeport of Portsmouth, Saturday, following a 67-day deployment in the North Atlantic Ocean and Arctic region. Northland’s…
AUSTAL USA Continues Expansion of Mobile Shipyard to Support Submarine Industrial Base
From Austal USA, Sept. 23, 2024 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA has been awarded a $450 million contract by General Dynamics Electric Boat for the expansion of production capacity in support of the U.S. Navy submarine industrial base (SIB). This award…
USCG Strengthens Partnership with Palau to Combat Illicit Maritime Activity
From U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam, Sept. 17, 2024 KOROR, Republic of Palau — At the request of the Republic of Palau and in response to their concerns of potential illicit maritime activity occurring in Palau’s Exclusive Economic…
U.S. Coast Guard Encounters Russian Naval Vessels Near Point Hope, Alaska
U.S. Coast Guard 17th District, Sept. 16, 2024 JUNEAU, Alaska — The U.S. Coast Guard located four Russian Federation Navy (RFN) vessels Sunday, 57 miles northwest of Point Hope, Alaska. While on a routine patrol in the Chukchi Sea, the crew…
USCGC Oliver Henry Crew Completes Patrol Under Operation Rematau
U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia Sector Guam SANTA RITA, Guam — The USCGC Oliver Henry (WPC 1140) concluded a strategic patrol on Sept. 2, 2024, under Operation Rematau, marking significant achievements in maritime security and regional cooperation in the U.S….
Coast Guard Offloads More Than $54 million in Illegal Narcotics Interdicted in Caribbean Sea
Sept. 10, 2024 Coast Guard offloads more than $54 million in illegal narcotics interdicted in Caribbean Sea Coast Guard 7th District, Sept. 10, 2024 MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence offloaded more than 4,125 pounds of cocaine…
Austal USA Starts Construction of Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter
From Austal USA, Aug. 29, 2024 MOBILE, Ala. – Austal USA celebrated the start of construction on the first U.S. Coast Guard Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) to be built at the company’s Mobile, Ala. ship manufacturing facility today. Pickering…
