SAN DIEGO – A Coast Guard Air Station San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and the crew of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) rescue 17 migrants and one American aboard a disabled and adrift vessel approximately 50 nautical miles southwest of San Diego. Sunday, March 30, 2025. A 35–foot vessel with 18 individuals Leer másCoast Guard and Navy rescue 18 people off San Diego[…]
KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their home port in Key West following a 70-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. March 16, 2025. Mohawk deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) and Operation Martillo, where crew members conducted counter-drug missions Leer másUSCGC Mohawk returns after counter-drug patrol in Pacific Ocean[…]
MIAMI – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stone offloaded approximately 45,600 pounds (20,7 tons) of illicit drugs worth more than $517.5 million at Port Everglades. Thursday, March 20, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of 14 interdictions in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and 35 suspected smugglers were transferred ashore Leer másCoast Guard offload over $517.5 million in illicit drugs[…]
NEWPORT, R.I. — The crew of USCGC Campbell (WMEC 909) returned to their home port in Newport following a 63-day multi-mission patrol to the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific Ocean with more than 3.6 tons in cocaine seized. Monday, February 3, 2025. USCGC Campbell deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) to advance Leer másUSCGC Campbell seized more than 3.6 tons of cocaine[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard presented a Distinguished Flying Cross Medal to Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Conrad, MH-65E Dolphin helicopter pilot, during a ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, Thursday, December 12, 2024, at morning. The ceremony was presided over by Rear Adm. Joseph Buzzella, commander, Coast Guard 11th District (Pacific Southwest). Conrad Leer másCoast Guard MH-65 pilot receives Distinguished Flying Cross Medal[…]
SAN PEDRO, California. — A Coast Guard Air Station San Diego MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew medevac a 66-year-old woman from a cruise ship approximately 280 nautical miles south of the U.S. and Mexico maritime boundary. Friday, November 29, 2024. At 7:12 a.m., Coast Guard watchstanders received a notification from a crewmember aboard the Koningsdam, a Holland Leer másCoast Guard San Diego MH-60T medevac woman 280 nm off coast[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard crews rescue 16 persons during five separate cases over the weekend within the vicinity of the Bay Area and Monterey. Friday, a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65E Dolphin Short-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew rescued three individuals off their 16-foot boat after their boat became grounded on mud in Leer másThe Coast Guard crews rescue 16 in Bay Area and Monterey[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The USCGC Seneca (WMEC 906) with a HITRON detachment MH-65 Dolphin returned to home, Oct. 30, following a 61-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. During the deployment, Seneca’s crew conducted law enforcement operations on the high seas to disrupt illegal narcotics smuggling. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force Leer másUSCGC Seneca and HITRON crews returns after counter-drug patrol[…]
SAN DIEGO — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) offloaded more than 13 tons of cocaine, with an estimated value of $335.8 million. Tuesday, November 19, 2024 in San Diego. The offload is a result of eleven separate suspected drug smuggling vessel interdictions or events off the coasts of Mexico and Central and Leer másCoast Guard offloaded more than 13 tons of cocaine in San Diego[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — A Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew rescue a kite surfer north of Davenport Beach. Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at evening. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Command Center received a relayed distress call from CAL FIRE for a kite surfer in distress near Davenport Beach Leer másCoast Guard MH-65E rescue kite surfer near Davenport Beach[…]