SAN DIEGO — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active offloaded more than 2,000 pounds of cocaine worth about $37 million on May 20 that was seized in early May from known drug-transit zones of the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard’s 11th Disrict said in a release. …
Coast Guard Academy Holds Virtual Graduation Ceremony for Class of 2020
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy’s Class of 2020 is the largest and most inclusive graduating class and includes the largest number of female graduates in the institution’s history, the academy said in a May 21 release. They…
Coast Guard Cutter Diligence Will Change Homeport to Pensacola
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence will shift homeport from Wilmington, North Carolina, to Pensacola, Florida, on May 25, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release. “Diligence is scheduled to depart the city of Wilmington on [May 25] to conduct…
Eastern Shipbuilding Group Performs Keel-Laying for Offshore Patrol Cutter
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — Eastern Shipbuilding Group held a keel-laying ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard’s first-of-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the Argus, the company said in a release. The April 28 ceremony, at Eastern Shipbuilding’s Nelson Street facility in Panama City, was performed and recorded without an audience to comply with U.S. Centers for Disease…
U.S. Coast Guard, Australia to Begin Officer Exchange Program
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and the Australian Department of Home Affairs on April 27 signed an agreement for a system of mutual officer exchange from their offices in Hawaii and Canberra, the Coast Guard 14th District said in a release. Rear Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of…
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane Returns Home After Caribbean Patrol
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returned to its homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia, on April 26 following a 71-day patrol of the central Caribbean, the Coast Guard 5th District said in a release. The cutter’s multimission patrol resulted in the interdiction of 1,306…
Coast Guard, Panamanian Authorities Stop Drug-Smuggling Operation Near Panama
MIAMI — The Coast Guard stopped a drug smuggling operation April 13 in international waters northeast of Panama, the Coast Guard 7th District said in an April 23 release. A Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew,…
Coast Guard, Dominican Navy Interdict Migrants, Arrest Smugglers
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle and a Dominican Republic navy vessel combined efforts on April 20 during the interdiction of an illegal migrant voyage transporting 15 migrants in waters south of Isla Saona, according to a Coast Guard 7th District…
Cutter Returns Home After Seizing $21.5 Million in Cocaine During Patrol
ASTORIA, Ore. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returned home on April 17 to Astoria following a 65-day counter-narcotic patrol to the eastern Pacific Ocean, the Coast Guard Pacific Area reported. The cutter intercepted and boarded five suspected smuggling vessels, including one go-fast-style panga, while patrolling…
Coast Guard Cutter Offloads 1,300 Pounds of Marijuana
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kathleen Moore crew offloaded about 1,300 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $1.1 million, on April 13, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, according to the Coast Guard’s 7th District. The drugs were interdicted by the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane in the…
