ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned to their homeport in Alameda July 10 following a 128-day, 20,000-nautical-mile deployment, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. Munro departed Alameda in early…
Coast Guard Delivers Water to Drought-Stricken Kiribati at Critical Juncture
HONOLULU — The island nation of Kiribati is surrounded by water. Too much of it, actually, because climate change and rising sea levels are endangering the 33 scattered small, sparsely populated and low-lying islands in the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line chain…
Coast Guard Offloads $5.2 Million in Seized Cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos offloaded 551 pounds of seized cocaine Tuesday in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District said July 5. Three men, one Venezuelan and two…
Cutter Northland Returns Home after 76-day Eastern Pacific Counter-Narcotics Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Northland (WMEC 904) returned to homeport July 3 following a 76-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in support of the 11th Coast Guard District, the Coast Guard 5th District said July 5. …
Bertholf’s Patrol Results in Penalties Against Chinese Taipei-Flagged Vessels
JUNEAU, Alaska — A North Pacific Guard illegal, unreported and unregulated fisheries patrol in 2021 by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf recently resulted in The Fisheries Agency of Taiwan issuing penalties against five Chinese Taipei-flagged vessels, the…
Coast Guard Awards Contract for Stage 2 of the Offshore Patrol Cutter Acquisition
WASHINGTON — The Coast Guard awarded a fixed-price incentive contract to Austal USA of Mobile, Alabama, to produce up to 11 offshore patrol cutters, Coast Guard Headquarters said June 30. The initial award is valued at $208.26 million and supports…
Cutter Reliance Returns from a 71-Day Caribbean Sea Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of USCGC Reliance (WMEC 615) returned to homeport in Pensacola June 30, after a 71-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a release. The Reliance crew supported the U.S. Coast Guard…
Cutter Diligence Returns Home After 65-day Caribbean Sea Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to their home port in Pensacola, Florida on Friday after a 65-day Caribbean Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said in a June 26 release. During the patrol,…
Cutter Steadfast Returns Home after 55-day Counter-Narcotics Patrol
ASTORIA, Ore. — United States Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-623) returned to homeport in Astoria on Saturday, June 18, following a 55-day counter narcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 13th District said in a release. The…
Coast Guard Cutter Campbell Returns Home after 80-Day Patrol
BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter Campbell’s crew returned home to Newport, Rhode Island, June 23, following an 80-day, multi-mission patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean in support of the Coast Guard 7th District’s Operation Southeast Watch and the…
