Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns to Portsmouth after patrol
Gunner’s mates aboard Coast Guard Cutter Spencer shoot messenger lines to a disabled fishing vessel 100 miles off the coast of New York to bring the vessel in tow. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Katharine Ingham)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returned home to Portsmouth after a 33 day patrol Wednesday.
During the patrol, the crew conducted operations south...
Coast Guard suspends active search for overdue pilot off Chatham
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod’s MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
Boston — The Coast Guard suspended its active search Tuesday at 9:30 a.m., for an overdue aircraft in the vicinity of Nauset Beach, Massachusetts, pending new information.
Coast Guard crews searched a total of 55 hours covering more than 2,076 square miles with no sign of missing pilot or aircraft.
Watchstanders at Coast...
Coast Guard searches for overdue pilot in Chatham, Massachusetts
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter file photo
BOSTON – The Coast Guard is responding to the report of a downed aircraft with a single occupant in the vicinity of Nauset Beach, Monday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England received a report at 10:34 p.m, Sunday, from the Air Force Regional Command Center reporting a possible downed, white and beige, Piper...
Coast Guard, Navy offload $211 million worth of cocaine, marijuana in San Diego
Members of Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 407 (LEDET) offloads 11,400 pounds of cocaine and 9,000 pounds of marijuana in San Diego, Feb. 1, 2021.(Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alex Gray)
SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard and Navy personnel offloaded approximately 11,400 pounds of cocaine and 9,000 pounds of marijuana Monday, amounting todd more than $211 million from seizures in international...
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns home after $10 million cocaine and marijuana bust
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Wyrick
BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) crew returned home to Boston, Massachusetts, Thursday, after a 59-day patrol.
The crew’s seizure of 440 pounds of cocaine and 1,500 pounds of marijuana is valued at over $10 million and assisted in disrupting transnational crime organizations.
“After conducting operations...
Coast Guard Cutter James offloads 28,000 lbs of cocaine, 11,000 lbs of marijuana
The Coast Guard Cutter James crew stands aboard the cutter October 28, 2019 in Port Everglades, Florida. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez
Fort Lauderdale – The Coast Guard Cutter James (WMSL-754) crew offloaded approximately 27,300 pounds of seized cocaine worth an estimated $367 million and 11,000 pounds of seized marijuana worth an estimated $10.1 million at Port Everglades...
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer returns to Boston following 90-day patrol
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer file photo
BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter Spencer, a 270-foot Medium Endurance Cutter, returned to Boston Wednesday after a 90-day patrol conducting drug and alien migrant interdiction operations while simultaneously responding to search and rescue efforts in the Caribbean Sea.
While patrolling the Caribbean Sea, Spencer responded to a search and rescue case where a pleasure...
Coast Guard participates in Fleet Week’s Damage Control Olympics
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter William Flores douse a fire during a drill at the DC Olympics at Port Everglades, Florida, April 30, 2019. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Erik Villa Rodriguez.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Coast Guard and Navy crews participated in the 2019 Port Everglades Fleet Week Damage Contol Olympics Tuesday.
The event brought together numerous Coast Guard cutters and Navy...
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer crew arrives at Port Everglades for 29th Annual Fleet Week
The Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC-905) crew moors at Port Everglades, Florida, April 28, 2019. Coast Guard Photo by Seaman Erik Villa-Rodriguez.
MIAMI — The Coast Guard Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC-905) crew arrived at Port Everglades, Sunday, after an 80-day patrol to participate in the 29th Annual Fleet Week.
The Fleet Week is scheduled to start Monday, April 29 and continue to Sunday, May 5.
Fleet...
