Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue man from water 23 miles east of Fort Pierce

Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
MIAMI — The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued a Jamaican national from the water approximately 23 miles east of Fort Pierce.
Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received a call from a good Samaritan stating they had rescued one man from the water east of Fort Pierce. A Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew launched...
Coast Guard transfers 6.8 million in seized cocaine in San Juan

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous transfers custody of four suspected smugglers and $6.8 million dollars of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities in San San Juan, Puerto Rico Oct. 15, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) transferred custody of four suspected smugglers and 246 kilograms of seized cocaine to federal...
Coast Guard crew offloads more than 26,000 pounds of cocaine

Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf crewmembers inspect a low-profile semi-submersible in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
SAN DIEGO — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL-750) offloaded more than 26,000 pounds of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego, Thursday.
The drugs, worth an estimated $390 million, were seized in international...
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 Venturous returns home after 62-day patrol

The Coast Guard Cutter Venturous returns to it’s homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida, (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley J. Johnson.)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous (WMEC-625) returned home to St. Petersburg, Thursday following a 62-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
Venturous’ crew spent the first three weeks of the patrol...
Coast Guard continues to discourage illegal migration attempts to the United States

The Coast Guard continues to discourage migrants from conducting dangerous illegal voyages on unsafe and unseaworthy vessels. U.S. Coast Guard photo
MIAMI — The Coast Guard continues to discourage migrants from conducting dangerous illegal voyages on unsafe and unseaworthy vessels.
On Wednesday, a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew, deployed to Great Inagua, Bahamas,...
Coast Guard offloads 27,000 pounds of cocaine at Base Miami Beach

The Coast Guard Cutter Tampa crew standing among approximately 27,000 pounds of seized cocaine Mar. 22, 2019 at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray.
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa (WMEC-902) offloaded approximately 27,000 pounds of cocaine Friday at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach worth an estimated $360 million wholesale seized...
Coast Guard offloads 34,780 pounds of cocaine in Port Everglades

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward amongst 34,780 pounds of interdicted cocaine at Port Everglades, Florida, Feb. 5, 2019. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray.
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) offloaded approximately 34,780 pounds of cocaine Tuesday in Port Everglades worth an estimated $466 million wholesale seized in international...