Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home from patrol

Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns home from patrol
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast’s crew stands in formation with 3,300 pounds of cocaine seized from suspected smugglers while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 4, 2023.  U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Geoffrey DeLorie. ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) and crew returned to their Astoria homeport, Tuesday, following a 69-day counternarcotics patrol in the...

Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following 50-day patrol

Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following 50-day patrol
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane arrives at the Coast Guard Yard for a service life extension in Baltimore, March 28, 2022. The cutter will remain in Baltimore without the crew for approximately nine months during the overhaul project. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) returned to homeport in Portsmouth on Monday, following a 50-day patrol in the North...

Coast Guard transfers 130 undocumented migrants to Bahamas

Coast Guard transfers 130 undocumented migrants to Bahamas
A Good Samaritan spotted three people stranded on an island near Anguilla Cay, Bahamas, March 11, 2022 . The good Samaritan contacted Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders and the three people were brought aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge and reported in good health. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane’s crew transferred 127 Haitians and three...

Coast Guard interdicts Haitian sail freighter

Coast Guard interdicts Haitian sail freighter
Coast Guard Cutter Confidence file photo MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutters Confidence and Harriet Lane crews interdicted a Haitian sail vessel with 179 people aboard, Sunday, approximately 30 miles off Andros Island, Bahamas. The people are scheduled to be transferred to the Royal Bahamian Defense Force crews Tuesday. An Air Station Clearwater C-130 airplane crew spotted the overloaded vessel at approximately...

Cutter Harriet Lane returns to Portsmouth following Caribbean patrol

Cutter Harriet Lane returns to Portsmouth following Caribbean patrol
Four crew on the Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) handle a hose during a hot in-flight refuel on Nov. 19, 2021, in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo taken by Seaman Santiago Gomez) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) returned to homeport in Portsmouth on Dec. 6, after a 49-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. The Harriet...

Coast Guard transfers 28 Cubans to the Bahamas

Coast Guard transfers 28 Cubans to the Bahamas
Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell file photo MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell’s crew transferred 28 Cubans to Bahamian authorities, Friday. During a routine law enforcement flight, a Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew spotted a vessel, Thursday, at about 4:30 p.m. near Anguilla Cay, Bahamas. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane’s crew arrived on scene and spotted...

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane interdicts $16 million worth of drugs

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane interdicts $16 million worth of drugs
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane conduct sunset flight operations with an MH-65 Dolphin aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo/Released) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returned home to their homeport in Portsmouth, after a 72-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea, Sunday. The Harriet Lane’s crew performed counter-drug and...

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane welcomes new commanding officer

Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane welcomes new commanding officer
Cmdr. Dorothy Hernaez receives a Meritorious Service Medal for service as commanding officer of the USCGC Harriet Lane, April 21, 2021 (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Katy Kilroy) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Cmdr. Benjamin Goff relieved Cmdr. Dorothy Hernaez as commanding officer of the USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) in a change of command ceremony at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, Wednesday. Vice Admiral Steven...

Coast Guard offloads 7,500 pounds of cocaine, marijuana in San Diego

Coast Guard offloads 7,500 pounds of cocaine, marijuana in San Diego
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf offloads approximately 7,500 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego, March 20, 2021.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Travis Magee) SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) offloaded approximately 7,500 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego Wednesday. The drugs, worth an estimated...