MAYPORT, Fla. — The Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Tornado (PC 14) and embarked U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 408 (LEDET) returned to Mayport, Florida, October 13, following a 75-day counter-narcotics patrol in the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations,…
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless Nets $59 Million in Cocaine during 56-Day Patrol
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless and crew returned to their homeport of Pensacola, Florida, after a 56-day patrol where the cutter and crew interdicted and seized more than 59 million dollars in cocaine, the Coast Guard 8th District…
Coast Guard, CBP Interdict 23 Illegal Migrants, 2 Suspected Smugglers
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations interdicted 23 illegal Haitian migrants and two Bahamian suspected smugglers approximately 10 miles east of Palm Beach on Oct. 9, the Coast Guard 7th…
USCG, Partners Interdict 2 tons of Drugs throughout Caribbean in September
MIAMI — The Coast Guard and partner nations halted more than 4,000 pounds of cocaine during September, worth almost $73 million, the Coast Guard 7th District said in an Oct. 8 release. These interdictions were a direct result of the partnerships…
Coast Guard Interdicts, Repatriates 33 Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114) repatriated 33 migrants to the Dominican Republic Oct. 7, following the interdiction of two illegal voyages in the Mona Passage near Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard 7th District…
Coast Guard Begins Testing USVs off Hawaii
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center (RDC) has begun testing and evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off the south shore of Oahu, Hawaii, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. The testing is…
Coast Guard Cutter Offloads $67+ Million of Cocaine in San Diego
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC-623) offloaded approximately 3,905 pounds of suspected cocaine in San Diego, Oct. 1, the Coast 11th District said in a release. The drugs, worth an estimated $67 million, were…
Ingalls Shipbuilding Completes Acceptance Trials for NSC Stone
PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division successfully completed acceptance sea trials for the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter, Stone (WMSL 758), the company said in an Oct. 2 release. During seal trials, the ship spent…
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Returns Home After 3-Month Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) returned home to Alameda, California, Oct. 3 following a three-month, 15,000-mile, multi-mission patrol, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. Bertholf’s crew spent more than 50…
Coast Guard Offloads $48M in Cocaine, 6 Suspected Smugglers in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114) offloaded approximately 1,981 kilograms of cocaine, 28 kilograms of amphetamines and six suspected smugglers at Sector San Juan Oct. 2, following two separate interdictions in…
