NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy continues to be featured as one of the nation’s top institutions of higher learning this year in prominent college rankings, the academy said in a Sept.14 release. The U.S. News &…
Coast Guard Repatriates 30 Interdicted Migrants to the Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) repatriated 30 of 31 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Sept. 11, following the interdiction of two illegal migrant voyages Monday and Thursday in the Mona Passage…
Coast Guard Crew Offloads 26,000+ Pounds of Cocaine, Marijuana Worth $390 Million
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) offloaded more than 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego, Sept. 10, the Coast Guard 11th District said in a release. The drugs, worth an…
Coast Guard Interdicts 5 Cuban Migrants
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard interdicted five Cuban migrants Sept. 5 approximately 35 miles south of Marathon, the Coast Guard 7th District said in a Sept. 8 release. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders received a notification of a 6-foot…
Coast Guard Cutter Returns Home Following 3-Month, Multi-Mission Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned home Sept. 7 to Alameda following a three-month, 15,000-mile, multi-mission patrol, the Coast Guard Pacific Area said in a release. Munro’s crew began their patrol in…
U.S. Coast Guard, Ecuadorian Navy Conduct Joint Patrol off Galapagos Islands
ALAMEDA, Calif. – In coordination with the Ecuadorian navy, the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) recently completed a joint patrol to detect and deter potential Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing in the vicinity of the Galapagos Islands, the…
Coast Guard Interdicts 21 Migrants near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered (WPC-1104) repatriated 20 of 21 migrants to a Dominican Republic Navy vessel Sept. 2, following the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage in the Mona Passage west of Puerto…
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca to End 33-year Homeport Tenure in Boston
BOSTON — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca departed Coast Guard Base Boston on Sept. 2, en route to their new homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, the Coast Guard 1st District said in a release. After 33 years homeported…
USS Kidd, Coast Guard Apprehend Smugglers, Seize $6 Million in Cocaine
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard, Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 225 kilograms of cocaine and apprehended three suspected smugglers following the interdiction of a drug smuggling go-fast in the Caribbean Sea on Aug. 24, the…
Coast Guard Cutter Reliance Arrives in New Homeport in Florida
NEW ORLEANS — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC-615) arrived Monday at the cutter’s new homeport in Pensacola, Florida, following a dry dock period and Caribbean patrol, the Coast Guard 8th District said in an Aug. 31 release. …
