Coast Guard to offload more than $12 million worth of cocaine in St. Petersburg, Fla.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hawk is scheduled to conduct an at-sea contraband transfer with the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute and offload $12.5 million estimated wholesale value of cocaine at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg today.
On Nov. 4, the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin interdicted a suspicious, Panamanian-flagged fishing vessel north of Colombia. District Seven...
Coast Guardsman charged with sexual assault, maltreatment faces court-martial
PORTSMOUTH, Va. –The commander of the Coast Guard Atlantic Area, announced Friday a Coast Guard officer charged with sexual assault and maltreatment will face a court-martial.
Vice Adm. Robert Parker made the decision to convene a court-martial based upon the recommendation from a September Article 32 investigation, which reviewed evidence related to charges of maltreatment and sexual assault made...
Coast Guard refers sexual assault case to court-martial
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard Petty Officer accused of rape, sexual assault, cruelty and maltreatment, making a false official statement and failure to obey a lawful order will face a court-martial expected to begin in September in Charleston, S.C.
The decision by Vice Adm. Robert C. Parker, Atlantic Area Commander, is based on the recommendation of an Article 32 hearing completed May 22, 2013,...
Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin returns home after eventful 100-day patrol
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin returned to homeport on Sunday June 9 following a successful 3 ½ month patrol in counter-drug missions, search and rescue, maritime exercises and community outreach.
The Gallatin’s counterdrug operations for this patrol resulted in the collective seizure of more than 2,200 lbs. of cocaine and 3,500 lbs. of marijuana, worth approximately...
Coast Guard crews offload $3 million of marijuana
MIAMI – Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Miami Beach, Fla., offload nearly 3,500 pounds of marijuana, seized during Operation Martillo, worth an estimated wholesale value of $3 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla., Friday.
On May 10, a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment onboard a Royal Netherlands Navy vessel, the HNLMS Friesland, assisted in recovering 3,497 pounds...
Coast Guard to offload $3 million of marijuana
MIAMI – The Coast Guard is scheduled to offload almost 3,500 pounds of marijuana, seized during Operation Martillo, worth an estimated wholesale value of $3 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla., Friday.
On May 10, a U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment onboard a Royal Netherlands Navy vessel, the HNLMS Friesland, assisted in recovering 3,497 pounds of marijuana during a counterdrug...
Coast Guard offloads seized cocaine
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin interdicted the fishing vessel, Manatee, suspected of smuggling cocaine in the Caribbean Sea, April 18, 2013. Crewmembers aboard the Gallatin seized a ton of cocaine and detained the three suspected smugglers.
The cocaine was transferred to the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber and was offloaded at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach on Friday April 26. The...
Coast Guard to offload $27 million of cocaine seized by Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin
MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber are scheduled to offload 2,200 pounds of cocaine, seized during Operation Martillo, worth an estimated value of $27 million at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Fla., Friday at 1:30 p.m.
While conducting a law enforcement patrol, the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Gallatin located a 68-foot fishing vessel in the western Caribbean...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing captain of HMS Bounty
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for the missing captain of the HMS Bounty 200 miles southeast of Hatteras, N.C.
Missing is Robin Walbridge, 63.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the Walbridge and Christian families,” said Capt. Doug Cameron, the chief of incident response for the Coast Guard 5th District. ”Suspending a search and rescue case is one of the...
