ALAMEDA, Calif.— More than 4,500 kilograms of illegal narcotics were removed from a semi-submersible vessel in Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, by crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Jarvis and other U.S. law enforcement agency personnel, with assistance from Guatemalan authorities Saturday following the seizure of the low-profile smuggling vessel by the Jarvis last week.
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Coast Guard rescues two in west Galveston Bay
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard rescued two men in west Galveston Bay after their vessel was reportedly overtaken by waves Monday.
Pentagon Channel Reports on Coast Guard Drug Bust Off Guatamala
The Pentagon Channel reports on a drug bust by the Coast Guard and Guatamalean authorities last Thursday.
The Coast Guard stopped the semi-submersible vessel and arrested 4 Columbians and 1 Mexican.
The semi-submersible was carrying about 10 tons of cocaine.
Coast Guard ends Safety Zone in San Juan Harbor
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Captain of the Port San Juan rescinded a Safety Zone established at the southern end of San Juan Harbor Sunday afternoon following the explosion Friday at the Caribbean Petroleum Corporation tank farm in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
The ice breaking polar bear study
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Pamela Manns
A man holding a rifle leans out of the flying helicopter and takes aim at a running polar bear. His tranquillizer dart hits the bear in the muscle between her shoulder blades. The bear slows her run, staggers, and collapses on the ground. Two more well placed shots [...]
Coast Guard Transporting Rescued Birds
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A Coast Guard HC-130 from Air Station Sacramento is flying to Astoria, Ore. Monday morning, to pick up approximately 200 to 300 rescued migratory birds and transport them back here to Sacramento.