Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew off Texas coast

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crew off Texas coast
Two crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Dailey (manning Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo) direct a Mexican fisherman aboard a lancha approximately 15 miles offshore the southern Texas coast, Jan. 7, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Benjamin Dailey) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized 350 pounds of illegally caught fish Saturday in...

Coast Guard interdicts 5 lancha crews off Texas coast

Coast Guard interdicts 5 lancha crews off Texas coast
Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted five lancha crews and seized 590 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas, Thursday. Coast Guard Station South Padre Island boat crews and the Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo crew, in coordination with Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi...

Coast Guard seizes 330 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast

Coast Guard seizes 330 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast
A boat crew from Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo, a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in Galveston, Texas, surveys red snapper illegally caught by a Mexican lancha crew.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Jacob Poroo) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard interdicted a lancha crew and seized 330 pounds of illegally caught fish Monday in federal waters off southern Texas. Coast Guard...

Coast Guard rescues 2 overdue boaters offshore Dauphin Island

Coast Guard rescues 2 overdue boaters offshore Dauphin Island
Coast Guard Air Station MH-60 Jayhawk aircrew with rescued boaters 63 miles from Daughin Island, Alabama, October 11th, 2022. The Coast Guard airlifted two boaters after their boat took on water. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo) NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans rescued two boaters Tuesday, approximately 63 miles from Dauphin Island, Alabama. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders...

Coast Guard assists 5 aboard fishing vessel 190 miles offshore Galveston

Coast Guard assists 5 aboard fishing vessel 190 miles offshore Galveston
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo tows a fishing vessel that became disabled 190 miles offshore Galveston, Texas, Feb. 13, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Jacob Poroo) CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted five crew members aboard a 43-foot fishing vessel offshore Galveston, Texas, Sunday. At approximately 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston...

Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo holds change-of-command ceremony

Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo holds change-of-command ceremony
Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston. NEW ORLEANS — Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo held a change of command Thursday, aboard the cutter. Lt. Cortland Gazda transferred command of Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo to Lt. George Sohn. “I am humbled and honored by the opportunity to command the great crew of the Jacob Poroo,” Sohn said. “I look forward...

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crews illegally fishing US waters

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crews illegally fishing US waters
Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston.CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted three Mexican lancha boat crews engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off the coast of southern Texas Jan. 14. Coast Guard crews consisting of air support, two small boat crews, and the Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo crew stopped...

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters, 3 dogs near Pascagoula Ship Channel

Coast Guard rescues 3 boaters, 3 dogs near Pascagoula Ship Channel
Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lexie Preston. NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard rescued three boaters and three dogs from a 40-foot shrimp boat taking on water Tuesday, near Pascagoula, Mississippi. Coast Guard Sector Mobile watchstanders received a radio call at 7:47 a.m. via VHF Channel 16 from Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo, reporting a person in the water holding...

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crews illegally fishing US waters

Coast Guard interdicts lancha crews illegally fishing US waters
Coast Guard law enforcement crews count the catch of five Mexican lancha boat crews illegally fishing in federal waters off southern Texas at Station South Padre Island in South Padre Island, Texas, Nov. 16, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Coast Guard law enforcement crews detected and interdicted five Mexican lancha boat crews engaged...