MIAMI — The Coast Guard rescued 31 Haitians from the disabled pleasure craft, Summer Art, Jan. 20 approximately 9 miles north of Bimini, Bahamas, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. At approximately 5 a.m., 7th Coast Guard…
Coast Guard Interdicts Suspected Migrant Smuggling Boat off Florida Coast
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber crew interdicted a boat with six people, including four who did not have current U.S visas, attempting to illegally enter the United States, near Sunny Isles, Jan. 19, the 7th Coast…
National Security Cutter Bertholf Departs for Western Pacific Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — On a gray and foggy morning, tears intermingled with rain as family members braved the elements to say goodbye to the 170 crewmembers of Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, a 418-foot national security cutter, which departed Alameda, California,…
Leonardo DRS to Provide Advanced Hybrid Electric Drive for Second Coast Guard OPC
ARLINGTON, Va. — Leonardo DRS Inc. will provide a second hybrid electric drive (HED) system for the U.S. Coast Guard’s next offshore patrol cutter (OPC) under a contract from Eastern Shipbuilding, the company announced in a Jan. 15 release. Eastern…
Coast Guard’s Only Heavy Icebreaker Arrives at Antarctica
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The 150 crew members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived Jan. 17 in Antarctica along with a resupply vessel during Operation Deep Freeze — a joint military service mission to resupply U.S. interests in…
Coast Guard, Partners Recover Section of Downed Jet off Oahu
HONOLULU — Personnel from the Coast Guard and the State of Hawaii oversaw local salvor’s recovery of a section of the fuselage from a Hawker Hunter aircraft, downed initially in December, off Honolulu, Jan. 8. “Using a blend of local…
Coast Guard Academy Announces Next Superintendent
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The Coast Guard Academy announced in a Jan. 10 release that Rear Adm. William G. Kelly to be its 42nd superintendent. Kelly will relieve current Superintendent Rear Adm. James E. Rendon this summer. Kelly currently serves…
Coast Guard, Partners Stop Multiple Smuggling Events off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard interdicted a vessel Jan. 7 with 35 Dominican migrants and 4 kilograms of heroin approximately 34 miles west of Desecheo, Puerto Rico, the 7th Coast Guard District said in a release. The…
Coast Guard, HSI, CBP Interdict Suspected Smuggler, Migrants, Drugs
MIAMI — The Coast Guard, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) interdicted a sport fisher boat with a suspected smuggler, two migrants, a U.S.-Bahamas dual citizen and 7 kilograms of cocaine Jan. 7 north of Miami,…
U.S. Coast Guard Assists Haitian Coast Guard in Stopping Illegal Migrant Voyage
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard assisted the Haitian Coast Guard in stopping approximately 70 Haitian migrants Jan. 6 approximately 26 miles north of Cap Haïtien, Haiti, the 7th Coast Guard District said in a release. At approximately 1:30 a.m.,…