Coast Guard participates in North American Maritime Security Initiative

Coast Guard participates in North American Maritime Security Initiative
A boat crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and Mexican Navy (SEMAR) Marina Rescate division observe a Coast Guard overflight in the Eastern Pacific Ocean March 30, 2023.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Upshaw) ALAMEDA, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard, along with the U.S. Navy, Mexican Navy (SEMAR) and the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) participated in...

Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns from 52-Day Multi-mission Patrol

Astoria-based Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast returns from 52-Day Multi-mission Patrol
ASTORIA , Ore. — A local Coast Guard cutter crew returned home Sunday following a 52-day patrol near California and Mexico where they conducted a variety of missions including living marine resource management, migrant interdiction, search and rescue, counter-narcotics and promoted international cooperation. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast protected the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone...

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett arrives home in time for Thanksgiving

Coast Guard Cutter Midgett arrives home in time for Thanksgiving
SEATTLE — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Midgett returned home to Seattle Nov. 24, just in time for Thanksgiving, after a successful 50-day patrol that took the cutter 5,500 miles from Washington to south of the Baja Peninsula. The Midgett crew’s patrol began off the coasts of Washington and Oregon, where it conducted Living Marine Resources enforcement boardings and inspections, protecting...