MIAMI – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) Tampa ended Fleet Week Fort Lauderdale with the offload of approximately 1,7 tons (3,750 pounds) of cocaine and marijuana, worth an estimated $12.3 million, at Port Everglades. Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of two interdictions in the Caribbean Sea by the crew of USS Leer másUSCGC Tampa crew offloads 1,7 tons of drugs in Port Everglades[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew and a Puerto Rico Police marine crew conducted the rescue of three boaters (two men and a woman) from a grounded recreational vessel on Morillo Cay in Guayama, Puerto Rico. The 19-foot recreational vessel reportedly was transiting at high speed when Leer másCoast Guard Borinquen MH-60T rescue 3 boaters on Morillo Cay, Guayama, Puerto Rico[…]
MIAMI — A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami MH-65E Dolphin aircrew conducted the rescue of four survivors near St. Lucie Inlet. After this rescue, the Coast Guard suspended its search for five other missing people from a suspected failed smuggling venture, Sunday, pending the development of new information. The Coast Guard crews searched by air and Leer másCoast Guard Miami MH-65E rescue 4 survivors off St. Lucie Inlet[…]
PHILADELPHIA — A Coast Guard MH-65E Dolphin helicopter aircrew and partners conducted the rescue (medevac) of a 72-years-old fisherman near Barnegat Bay, New Jersey. Thursday, April 10, 2025. Rescued was John M., from an aids to navigation dayboard in the vicinity of Oyster Creek Channel. Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay command center watchstanders received a Leer másCoast Guard Atlantic City MH-65 rescue fisherman off Barnegat Bay[…]
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[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescue a man from crashing waves on an isolated rock formation along the northern cliff face near Playa Esperanza in Manatí. Monday, February 17, 2025. “This rescue is a testament to the intentional and continuous training we conduct at Air Leer másCoast Guard Borinquen MH-60T rescue man near Playa Esperanza, Puerto Rico[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew conducted a medevac for a snorkeler from the motor vessel Sea Hunter in Atlantic Ocean waters, approximately 70 nautical miles north of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. Wednesday, February 5, 2025. The snorkeler was a 70-year-old man, U.S. citizen, who experienced Leer másCoast Guard Borinquen MH-60T medevac man near Punta Cana[…]
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier rescue five boaters from a disabled vessel 13 nautical miles off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico, Saturday afternoon. February 1, 2025. Rescued are four men and a woman, who came into distress after their 18-foot recreational vessel Michelle Marie II became disabled in eight-foot seas Leer másCoast Guard rescue 5 boaters off Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico[…]
MIAMI — A Coast Guard MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue two sailors approximately 46 nautical miles south of Jacmel, Haiti, after their sailing vessel started taking on water. Friday, 31 January, 2025. An Operation Bahamas Turks and Caicos MH-60T Jayhawk Medium-Range Recovery Helicopter aircrew arrived on scene, deployed the rescue swimmer and hoisted both individuals safely aboard Leer másCoast Guard MH-60T rescue 2 sailors near Bay of Jacmel, Haiti[…]
WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60T Jayhawk aircrew rescue two sailors (men) approximately 103 nautical miles east of Wilmington, N.C., Tuesday, January 28, 2025. The pair called for help when their 32-foot sailboat, Walrus, began sinking and they were unable to keep up with flooding. The men activated their emergency Leer másCoast Guard Elizabeth City MH-60T rescue 2 sailors off Wilmington[…]