Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous holds change of command
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Ryan Waters relieves Cmdr. Todd Batten as commander of USCGC Vigorous (WMEC 627) during a change of command ceremony, June 23, 2023, at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Travis Morris)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Todd Batten relieved Cmdr. Ryan Waters as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) during a change...
Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returns home after a 48-day patrol
The crew of USCGC Vigorous (WMEC 627) man mooring lines for the cutter’s return to home port in Virginia Beach, Virginia Dec. 21, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kate Kilroy)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to their homeport in Virginia Beach Wednesday, following a 48-day patrol in the Northern Caribbean Sea.
In support...
Coast Guard repatriates 185 people to Cuba
Coast Guard Cutter Edgar Culberton’s crew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of this rustic vessel about 60 miles south of Dry Tortugas, Florida, Nov. 16, 2022. The people were repatriated to Cuba on Nov. 22, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Edgar Culbertson’s crew)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Venturous’ crew repatriated 185 Cubans to Matanzas, Cuba, Tuesday, following interdictions...
Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous returns home after 53-day patrol
USCGC Vigorous (WMEC 627) crewmembers prepare to moor, Virginia Beach, Va., Sept. 5, 2022 following a 53-day patrol to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous (WMEC 627) returned to its homeport of Virginia Beach, Monday, following a 53-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Throughout the patrol,...
Coast Guard offloads more than $3 million in illegal narcotics in Miami
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous offloads approximately 22 pounds of cocaine and 1,256 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $3 million, Aug. 30, 2022, at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Florida. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Stephen Lehmann)
MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous offloaded approximately 22 pounds of cocaine and 1,256 pounds of marijuana,...
Coast Guard repatriates 86 people to Cuba
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry law enforcement air crew alerted Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of a rustic vessel about 10 miles south of Key West, Florida, May 7, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton’s crew repatriated 86 Cubans to Cuba, Friday, following seven interdictions off the Florida Keys.
Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous’...
Coast Guard transfers 62 Haitians to The Bahamas
Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Vigorous’ crew transferred 62 Haitians to Bahamian authorities, Monday, after rescuing them in Bahamian waters.
A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 Ocean Sentry law enforcement air crew found an overloaded, unsafe, and unstable Haitian sailing vessel, May 2, approximately 75 miles...
Coast Guard repatriates 19 migrants to Cuba
A rustic vessel floating approximately 15 miles east of Key Largo, Aug. 7, 2021. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter Charles David Jr.’s crew repatriated 19 Cubans to Cuba, Wednesday, following four interdictions off the Florida Keys.
A good Samaritan notified Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders of a suspicious vessel with two people aboard approximately 15 miles east of...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishermen off Massachusetts
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter File Photo
BOSTON — The Coast Guard suspended the active search for four missing fishermen off the coast of Massachusetts on Tuesday.
“The decision to suspend a search is never an easy one. Our crews conducted searches continuously for over 38 hours covering an area of approximately 2066 square miles,” said Capt. Wesley Hester, Search...
