Coast Guard, Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force co-host 7th Multilateral Summit

Coast Guard, Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force co-host 7th Multilateral Summit
Attendees of the 7th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit (MMIPS) in Port of Spain, Trinidad, Oct. 29, 2019.  (Coast Guard Photo) PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – U.S. Coast Guard, Trinidad & Tobago Defence Force co-hosted the 7th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit (MMIPS) in the Port of Spain, Trinidad on October 29 and 30. The mission of the MMIPS is...

Coast Guard offloads more than 3,516 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana

Coast Guard offloads more than 3,516 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of marijuana
A Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber crewmember carries a bale of cocaine during a drug offload at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, Oct. 16, 2018.  Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray. MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) offloaded approximately 3,516 pounds of cocaine and 50 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over...

Coast Guard offloads more than 11 tons of cocaine in San Diego

Coast Guard offloads more than 11 tons of cocaine in San Diego
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton poses with more than 11 tons of cocaine in San Diego, Oct. 3, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Fireman Taylor Bacon) SAN DIEGO —The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton offloaded more than 11 tons of cocaine seized in international waters off the Eastern Pacific Ocean from late August to mid-September Wednesday in San Diego. The drugs were seized during...

Coast Guard co-hosts the 6th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit in Nassau

Coast Guard co-hosts the 6th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit in Nassau
Multiple members from the Coast Guard Office of Maritime Law Enforcement, Royal Bahamas Police Force and the Royal Bahamas Defence Force take a moment for a group photo during the 6th Multilateral Maritime Interdiction and Prosecution Summit held Nassau, Bahamas Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard photo of Coast Guard Office of Maritime Law Enforcement MIAMI – The Coast Guard Office of Maritime...

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home to St. Petersburg

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home to St. Petersburg
USCG File Photo ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returned Friday to their homeport in St. Petersburg following a 58-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean conducting law enforcement operations in support of Joint Interagency Task Force South operations. While conducting operations in the international waters of the Eastern Pacific, the crew of the Resolute interdicted...

Coast Guard Commandant emphasizes Western Hemisphere priorities

Coast Guard Commandant emphasizes Western Hemisphere priorities
WASHINGTON — Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft addressed transnational threats and maritime challenges at the Center for Strategic and International Studies as part of the Maritime Security Dialogue, Friday. The Maritime Security Dialogue highlights particular challenges facing the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, from national-level maritime policy to naval concept development and program...