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Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 7 people 350 nm west of​ Monterey

ALAMEDA, Calif. —​ The Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of seven people after their 85-foot commercial fishing boat caught fire Wednesday morning, approximately 350 nautical miles west of Monterey.​ Eleventh Coast Guard District command center watchstanders received multiple emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) and personal locator beacon (PLB) alerts belonging to the fishing boat Blue Leer másCoast Guard coordinates rescue of 7 people 350 nm west of​ Monterey[…]

Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after a counterdrug patrol and international exercise

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) returned home to Astoria Sunday following a 69-day Eastern Pacific counterdrug deployment. The crew patrolled international waters off the coast of Mexico to disrupt the flow of illicit narcotics and migrant smuggling in the region. Alert’s crew also participated in the North American Maritime Security Leer másCoast Guard Cutter Alert returns home after a counterdrug patrol and international exercise[…]

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