MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Tampa’s crew offloaded approximately 5,500 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $94.6 million, in Miami, April 20, after interdicting a low-profile vessel off the coast of Punta Gallinas, Colombia, the Coast Guard 7th District said…
Coast Guard Offloads Nearly $20 million in Seized Cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon crew offloaded nearly $20 million in seized cocaine at Coast Guard Base San Juan on April 20, following the interdiction of a suspected drug smuggling vessel, approximately 45 nautical…
Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba Returns Home to Boston After 61-Day Patrol
BOSTON —The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba (WMEC 907), returned home to Boston, Tuesday, following a 61-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Caribbean Ocean, the Coast Guard 1st District said in an April 19 release. The 270-foot Escanaba’s 100-person crew…
Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan Nominated to be Coast Guard Vice Commandant, First Coast Guard Female 4-Star Admiral
WASHINGTON – Vice Adm. Linda L. Fagan has been nominated by the White House to be the next vice commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, the service’s headquarters announced in an April 19 release. She currently serves as the commander of the…
Coast Guard Cutter Shearwater Decommissioned after 19 Years of Service
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard decommissioned the cutter Shearwater during a ceremony at Coast Guard Training Center Cape May that was presided over by Capt. Jonathan Theel, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, April 15,…
Navy, Coast Guard Formalize Partnership Between Naval Postgraduate School and Coast Guard Research and Development Center
The U.S. Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) signed a new five-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) on April 14, 2021, which facilitates collaboration on joint research that directly supports common defense priorities and Coast…
Coast Guard Repatriates 14 Migrants to Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Raymond Evans’ crew repatriated 14 Cuban migrants to Cuba April 13, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a release. A good Samaritan reported the rustic vessel with 14 people aboard to Coast Guard Sector…
Coast Guard Cutter Forward Returns Home after Drug-Busting Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC 911) returned to its homeport in Portsmouth April 12 after a two-month patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, working to suppress and eradicate the movement of illegal drugs in the region,…
Cutter Kimball Returns Home from Expeditionary Patrol in the Pacific
HONOLULU — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to Honolulu April 9 after completing an expeditionary patrol supporting Operation Blue Pacific, Operation Rai Balang and Operation Aloha Shield in the Pacific, the Coast Guard 14th…
Cutter Returns Home following Eastern Pacific Law-Enforcement Patrol
ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned home to Astoria, Oregon, April 7 following a 63-day counterdrug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. Working in conjunction with…
