Coast Guard transfers 32 to The Bahamas, 27 to Cuba
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutters Charles Sexton and James’ crews transferred 32 Cubans to The Bahamas and repatriated 27 Cubans to Cuba, Wednesday.
An Air Station Sacramento C-27 Spartan aircrew notified Coast Guard District 7 watchstanders of a migrant vessel on fire, Thursday, at approximately noon, less than one mile off Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. All the people on the vessel made it safely to shore....
Coast Guard repatriates 68 people to Cuba
A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of this migrant vessel approximately 50 miles southwest of Key West, Florida, Jan. 22, 2023. The people were repatriated to Cuba on Jan. 22, 2023.
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Robert Yered’s crews repatriated 68 people to Cuba, Sunday, following interdictions off Florida’s coast.
Coast Guard Cutter Legare’s crew alerted Sector...
Coast Guard surges to enhance migration enforcement
Coast Guard Cutter Manowar conducts routine operations with Coast Guard Cutter James in the Florida Straits, Jan. 17, 2023. (Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Brodie MacDonald)
MIAMI – This week, the Coast Guard deployed additional cutters, boats and aircraft, including one of its newest and most capable ships, Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754) with an embarked Commander Task Unit,...
Coast Guard Cutter James’ commanding officer permanently relieved
Coast Guard Cutter Joshua James file photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Capt. Marc Brandt was permanently relieved of duties as the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754), Monday.
Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic Area, effected the permanent relief due to a loss of confidence in Brandt’s ability to command the cutter.
Brandt was temporarily relieved on Aug....
Cutter Legare returns from three-month counter narcotics deployment
A Coast Guard Cutter Legare crew member greets his four-legged friend at the pier in Portsmouth, Va., Wednesday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912) returned to their homeport Wednesday, after an 11-week counter narcotics deployment that included key partner nation engagements and search and rescue...
Coast Guard offloads more than $475 million in illegal narcotics in Miami
Bales of illegal drugs, worth an estimated $475 million, are offloaded onto pallets, Sept. 15, 2022, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida. The illegal narcotics were offloaded by the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912). (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Stephen Lehmann)
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare (WMEC 912) offloaded approximately 24,700 pounds...
Coast Guard Cutter James commanding officer temporarily relieved
The Coast Guard Cutter James is shown with its deployed 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat and a go-fast vessel interdicted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S. Coast Guard photo
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The commanding officer of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL 754), Capt. Marc Brandt, was temporarily relieved of duties Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.
Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, commander of Coast Guard Atlantic...
Coast Guard Cutter James offloads $1.06 billion in illegal narcotics
The Coast Guard Cutter James’ crew offloaded approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana, worth approximately $1.06 billion, Feb. 17, 2022, in Port Everglades, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jose Hernandez).
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter James’ crew offloaded approximately 54,500 pounds of cocaine and 15,800 pounds of marijuana, worth...
Coast Guard Cutter James returns home from 82-day patrol
The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) is shown with its deployed 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat and a go-fast vessel interdicted in the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the Coast of Central America in mid-May 2020. U.S. Coast Guard photo
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL- 754) and crew returned to Charleston, Saturday, following an 82-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific...
