Update on Coast Guard Response to Debris Field South of Los Angeles Light

SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The recovery of objects from the debris field discovered this morning about five miles south of Los Angeles Light continues. Two Coast Guard small boats from Station Los Angeles-Long Beach, Baywatch Cabrillo, Baywatch Redondo, and Los Angeles Port Police are all assisting in the efforts. Additionally, the Coast Guard 87-foot Patrol Cutter Narwhal, is coordinating efforts as...

Orange County-based cutter recovers 336 pounds of marijuana

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. – The 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal returned this week from a patrol of the waters surrounding the U.S./Mexico border where they recovered four bales of marijuana weighing approximately 336 pounds. On September 11, the Cutter Narwhal, homeported in Corona del Mar, California, was on a routine patrol when they received a report from Customs and Border Protection (CBP)of...