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Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns to Portsmouth, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane is scheduled to return to their homeport of Portsmouth, Va., Tuesday following a 31-day patrol which included migrant interdiction operations and a community relations project in Nassau, Bahamas.
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns to Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returned to Portsmouth, Thursday, after a 64 day patrol off the Nicaragua, Honduras, and Panama coast.
During the patrol the crew of Harriet Lane participated in a Tailored Annual Cutter Training period, Panamax 2008, and interdicted two vessels transporting illegal drugs.
The multi-national exercise which consisted of more than 19 nations, whose purpose is to prevent any transnational terrorist threats to the Panama Canal in order to assure world commerce as a global and vital interest in the region.
Highlights of the patrol include:
The interdiction of the two vessels that resulted in a seizure of nearly 2,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $17.5 million.
The Harriet Lane is one of six 270-foot cutters homeported in Portsmouth.
Coast Guard hosts Homeland Security Advisory Council visit
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard hosted a Homeland Security Advisory Council visit today involving demonstrations of Coast Guard assets, units and capabilities at Integrated Support Command Portsmouth.
The event highlighted Coast Guard capabilities through demonstrations and tours from:
* Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane, homeported in Portsmouth
* Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 from Fort Eustis, N.C.
* Marine Security and Response Team from Chesapeake, Va.
* Coast Guard Cutter Elm, homeported in Atlantic Beach, N.C.
* Station Little Creek, Va.
The HSAC toured the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane and was briefed on its capabilities.
The PSU simulated a scenario, which highlighted its ability to maintain security checkpoints and respond to threats.
The MSRT performed a demonstration, which showed its capabilities for fast-rope decent and a hooking climb from a small boat onto the Coast Guard Cutter Elm. This demonstrated the MSRT’s ability to gain positive control of a boat in case of a threat or emergency.
Station Little Creek also provided the HSAC with the opportunity to ride in a 45-foot Response Boat - Medium, the newest small boat in the Coast Guard’s fleet.
The HSAC serves as an advisory body to the Secretary of Homeland Security, providing advice and recommendations independent from any organization of which the department consists.