Coast Guard, partners interdict 2 tons of drugs throughout Caribbean in September
MIAMI — The Coast Guard and partner nations halted more than 4,000 pounds of cocaine during September, worth almost $73 million.
These interdictions were a direct result of the partnerships with crews aboard Dutch, British and U.S. naval ships with embarked Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment boarding teams who worked jointly with U.S. Southern Command and other Department of Defense agencies...
Coast Guard offloads estimated $216 million of cocaine, marijuana at Port Everglades
A crew member from Coast Guard Cutter Harriet lane oversees a pallet of drugs offloaded from the ship in Port Everglades, Florida, Sept. 17, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole J. Groll)
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) crew offloaded approximately 12,100 pounds of cocaine and approximately 5,759 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated $216 million,...
Coast Guard, British Royal Navy locate missing vessel near Vieques after Maria, rescue three
British Royal Navy Auxiliary Mounts Bay and SAR helicopter.
MIAMI — A British Royal Navy helicopter crew rescued three mariners Thursday from the vessel Ferrel which was located near Vieques, Puerto Rico.
An adult male mariner was reported deceased in the capsized vessel which is inaccessible to search and rescue crews.
A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater HC-130 Hercules search plane located...
U.S., U.K. seize more than $24 million cocaine in Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard, British Royal Navy and U.S. law enforcement partners seized 1,500 pounds of cocaine, a go-fast vessel and detained three suspected smugglers, during an at-sea interdiction Friday in the Caribbean Sea.
The drug shipment is estimated to have a wholesale value of more than $24 million.
The interdiction was a result of an international, multi-agency law enforcement...
Coast Guard, British Royal Navy, Canadian Navy, honor fallen sailors of World War II
Cmdr. Ian Atkins, assistant British forces naval attache, salutes the wreath placed in honor of fallen British sailors in the Buxton graveyard on Hatteras Island, N.C. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer David Weydert
OCRACOKE, N.C. — Representatives from the Coast Guard, the British Royal Navy, and the Canadian Navy came together Thursday and Friday to honor the...
Video – Coast Guard Honors fallen WWII British and Canadian sailors on Ocracoke Island, N.C.
OCRACOKE, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and the Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum conducted the annual British Cemetery Memorial Services in Buxton Thursday and in Ocracoke Friday.
The graveside ceremonies included a 21-gun salute to commemorate the loss of British and Canadian sailors from the H.M.S. Bedfordshire and the British...
Coast Guard honors fallen WWII British and Canadian sailors
OCRACOKE, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and the Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum conducted the annual British Cemetery Memorial Services in Buxton Thursday and in Ocracoke Friday.
Coast Guard to honor fallen British sailors
BUXTON, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, and friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum will conduct the annual British Cemetery Memorial Services at Buxton on Thursday and at Ocracoke on Friday. The public is welcome to attend.
