HONOLULU – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) and crew held a ceremony celebrating their recent home port shift to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Jan. 17, presided by Adm. Steven Poulin, vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard. The…
Polar Security Cutter Must Overcome Shipyard Shortages Before it Can Break Ice
ARLINGTON, Virginia ─ The polar security cutter, the Coast Guard’s planned next-generation icebreaker, has an obstacle to break through before it can begin breaking ice ─ a lack of welders and engineers in the shipbuilding industry. Rear Admiral Chad L….
Coast Guard offloads more than $32 million in illegal narcotics
Release from U.S. Coast Guard 7th District ***** Jan. 9, 2024 MIAMI – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell offloaded more than 2,450 pounds of cocaine with an assessed street value of approximately $32.2 million in Miami, Tuesday. …
CMF Forces Seize Illegal Drugs in Gulf of Oman
***** By Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs January 02, 2024 MANAMA, Bahrain — U.S. Coast Guard cutters assigned to the Combined Maritime Forces seized illegal drugs with a total estimated street value of $24.5 million on Dec. 24 and Dec….
CMF-assigned Cutter Seizes Hashish and Methamphetamines in North Arabian Sea
***** By Combined Maritime Forces Public Affairs | January 02, 2024 A U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrolling under the command of Combined Task Force 150 of the Combined Maritime Forces seized hashish and methamphetamines with a total estimated street value of…
USCG Cutter Seneca Returns from Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Patrol
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Dec. 22, 2023 PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seneca (WMEC 906) returned home to Portsmouth, Friday, following a 65-day patrol in the Western Caribbean and Eastern Pacific…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Departs Australia, En Route to Antarctica
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 21, 2023 Editor’s Note: To follow the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s Operation Deep Freeze journey, click here for more imagery. HOBART, Australia — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB…
USCGC Active Returns Home After Counternarcotics Patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean
Release from the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area ***** Dec. 20, 2023 PORT ANGELES, Wash. – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active and crew returned to its home port, Tuesday, after a 57-day patrol in support of Joint Interagency Task…
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seizes Illegal Narcotics in Gulf of Oman
Release from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs ***** By U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs | December 15, 2023 MANAMA, Bahrain — A U.S. Coast Guard ship seized illegal drugs worth over $6 million from a fishing vessel…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returns to Pensacola after interdicting $20.3 million in illicit drugs, six smugglers
Release from U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area ***** Dec. 14, 2023 PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to homeport in Pensacola on Thursday after a 52-day counterdrug patrol in the Caribbean Sea. During…
