Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton holds change of command ceremony

Capt. Justin Matthew Carter (left) shakes the hand of Capt. Matthew T. Brown (right) as they arrive as the official party for the unit’s change of command ceremony, June 1, 2023,. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Ray Corniel)
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Capt. Justin Matthew Carter relieved Capt. Matthew T. Brown as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) during a change...
Coast Guard repatriates 68 people to Cuba, Bahamas

MIAMI — Coast Guard crews repatriated 50 people to Cuba and transferred 18 people to the Bahamas, following three interdictions off the coasts of Florida and Bahamas, in the past week.
A Customs and Border Protection Maritime Patrol aircrew reported to the Coast Guard of a suspicious vessel about 11 miles west of Cay Sal, Bahamas, May 5. The Coast Guard Cutter William Trump crew interdicted the vessel...
Coast Guard repatriates 259 people

Coast Guard Cutter Campbell crew repatriates 81 Haitians to Cap-Haitian, Haiti, May 3, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews repatriated 166 people to Haiti, repatriated 27 people to Cuba and transferred 66 people to the Bahamas, Wednesday, following five interdictions off the coasts of Florida, Haiti and Cuba.
The Coast Guard, along with Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast...
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton returns home after Baltic Sea deployment

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) returned to their homeport Wednesday in North Charleston following a 94-day deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe – Africa area of operations.
Hamilton’s crew operated in support of the U.S. Sixth Fleet and was tasked to defend U.S., allied and partner interests.
Hamilton began its deployment with a transatlantic...
Hamilton returns from multi-mission patrol

The Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) and Costa Rican coast guard (Guardacostas) patrol boat Juan Rafael Mora Porras (P1101) anchor at Isla del Coco, Republic of Costa Rica, on April 22, 2022.(Photo by Deputy Chief of Mission Marcos Mandojana).
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) returned home Friday following a 12-week multi-mission deployment in the Eastern...
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton returns home after 72-day patrol

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) on scene with a Low-Profile Vessel (LPV) in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 15, 2021. The Hamilton is homeported in Charleston, South Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Legend-class national security cutter Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753) crew returned home Wednesday to Charleston after completing a 72-day patrol throughout the Eastern...
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton offloads $504 million in drugs

The Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton’s (WMSL 753) crew poses with approximately 26,250 pounds of cocaine and 3,700 pounds of marijuana at Port Everglades, Florida, Nov. 22, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez)
MIAMI— Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton’s crew offloaded approximately 26,250 pounds of cocaine and 3,700 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $504 million,...
Coast Guard Cutter interdicts 199 Haitian

Coast Guard crews transfer 199 Haitians to the Haitian authorities in Cap-Haitien, Haiti, Oct. 2, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard crews rescued 199 Haitians, Thursday, and they were safely transferred to Haitian authorities, Saturday.
During a routine patrol, a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew located and notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders...
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton holds Change of Command ceremony

Capt. Matthew Brown relieves Capt. Timothy Cronin as the commanding officer of the Legend-class national security cutter Hamilton during a formal change of command ceremony in North Charleston, South Carolina, July 23, 2021.
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Capt. Matthew Brown relieved Capt. Timothy Cronin as the commanding officer of the Legend-class Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton (WMSL 753), during a formal...