PASCAGOULA, Miss. — Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the successful completion of builder’s sea trials for the U.S. Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter (NSC), Stone (WMSL 758), the company said in a Sept. 14 release. The…
Cutter Completes Multi-Country Patrol for Illegal Fishing in the South Pacific
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to Honolulu Sunday following its nearly two-month patrol supporting the multi-country maritime Operation Nasse throughout Oceania, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a Sept. 15 release. Operation Nasse is…
Cutter Returns Home Following Fisheries Enforcement Patrol
KODIAK, Alaska — The crew aboard Coast Guard Cutter Douglas Munro (WHEC 724) returned to homeport following a two-month-long Operation North Pacific Guard (NPG) patrol, focused on enforcing international fishery regulations, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, the Coast Guard 17th District…
Coast Guard Academy Ranked One of Top Colleges in the Nation
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…
