U.S. Coast Guard 13th District, April 4, 2024 SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to the United States Sunday, following a 138-day deployment to Antarctica to support Operation Deep Freeze 2024. This deployment…
Coast Guard Offloads More Than $24 Million in Illegal Narcotics Interdicted in Eastern Caribbean
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, April 5, 2024 MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell offloaded more than 1,850 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $24.3 million in Miami, Friday. The crew interdicted…
New Geo-Tracking Buoys Make a Splash During Live Test Events
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, April 4, 2024 New rugged buoy technologies equipped with Automatic Identification Systems aim to help the U.S. Coast Guard mark and track objects in the water. Recent years have seen an uptick in the use…
US Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returns home after supporting Operation Vigilant Sentry
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, April 1, 2024 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Monday, following a 52-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage. Escanaba’s…
US Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton completes four-month deployment, returns to homeport in Charleston
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, April 1, 2024 NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) returned to their homeport in North Charleston, Friday, following a four-month maritime safety and security patrol in the…
Joint operation leads to cocaine seizure in Bahamas
U.S. Coast Guard 7th District, March 29, 2024 MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen aircrews assisted the Royal Bahamas Police Force and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration with the transfer and disposition of approximately 391 kilos of cocaine…
Unmanned Systems Help Coast Guard Members Navigate the Future
By David Santos, Coast Guard Academy External Affairs, March 27, 2024 U.S. Coast Guard leaders envision a future where Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) launched from Coast Guard cutters monitor air and surface contacts or fly autonomously inside large ships to…
Unified Command, Joint Information Center Established for Key Bridge Response 2024
BALTIMORE – A Unified Command and Joint Information Center have been established in Baltimore Wednesday to coordinate response and disseminate information for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on Tuesday morning. The Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command includes the: …
Coast Guard Cutter Sustains Damage During Transit Into St. Marys River
From U.S. Coast Guard 7th District Public Affairs Detachment Jacksonville March 26, 2024 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dog (WPB 87373) sustained damage during the crew’s inbound transit from sea to the St. Marys River, Monday. …
US Coast Guard Cutter Venturous Returns Home to Florida Following Multi-Mission Deployment
U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area, March 26, 2024 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC 625) crew returned to their homeport in St. Petersburg, Friday, after a 60-day Caribbean patrol supporting Homeland Security Task Force –…
