LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards LLC delivered the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Pablo Valent to the service in Key West on March 17, the company said in a release. This is the 174th vessel Bollinger has delivered to the U.S….
Cutter Stratton Returns to Alameda Following 97-Day South Pacific Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) returned to Alameda, California, March 19 after completing an Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in the south Pacific, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. While underway,…
Bollinger Submits Final Proposal to Build Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter
LOCKPORT, La. — Bollinger Shipyards submitted on March 18 its final proposal to the United States Coast Guard to build Stage 2 of the Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter program. If chosen, Bollinger would construct and deliver a total of 11…
Coast Guard Cutters Conclude Operation Aiga in Oceania
HONOLULU — The crews of the Coast Guard Cutters Juniper and Joseph Gerczak returned to Honolulu March 7 after completing a 42-day patrol in Oceania in support of Operation Aiga, the Coast Guard 14th District said March 11. Both crews…
Cutter Steadfast Returns Home Following Migrant-Interdiction, Counter-Narcotics Patrol
ASTORIA, Oregon. — The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to the cutter’s homeport in Astoria March 7 after a 48-day patrol of the California coast, the cutter’s crew said in a release. The 54-year-old cutter and…
Coast Guard, Partner Agencies Respond to Haitian Migration Venture off Florida Keys
MIAMI — U.S. Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection and partner agencies responded to a grounded Haitian vessel on March 6, approximately 200 yards off Ocean Reef in Key Largo, Florida, the Coast Guard 7th District said March 7. Coast…
Coast Guard Cutter Midgett Returns Home from 3-Month Alaskan Patrol
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returned to homeport in Honolulu, Hawaii, Friday after a three-month long Bering Sea patrol, the Coast Guard 14th District said March 4. The crew of the Midgett enforced federal laws…
Coast Guard Academy Cadets Prepare to Join the Fleet
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Cadets from the Class of 2022 received their first duty assignments during Billet Night at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, March 3, the Academy said. One of the most anticipated events of the 200-week cadet program,…
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Reaches Southernmost Navigable Waters on Earth
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) reached the southernmost navigable waters on the planet Feb. 17 while underway in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said March 1. Polar…
Cutter Diligence Returns to Homeport after 60-Day Eastern Pacific Ocean Patrol
PENSACOLA, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned to their homeport of Pensacola, Florida, Feb. 20 following a 60-day counter-drug patrol in Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard 8th District said Feb. 25. Partnering with three other…
