BLACK SEA — The Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) transited from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, concluding the crew’s recent Black Sea operations and engagements, May 14, 2021. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton entered the Black Sea on April 27, 2021, in support of NATO Allies and partners. Hamilton is the Leer másUSCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) concludes Black Sea operations[…]
Coast Guard story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sydney Phoenix BLACK SEA — The Coast Guard, through the Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753), conducted exercises with Romanian navy frigate Mărășești (F111) and Bulgarian corvette Bodri (BGS 14) in the Black Sea, May 13, 2021. “Working alongside the Romanian and Bulgarian navies was Leer másThe Coast Guard conducts exercises with the Romanian, Bulgarian navies[…]
SAN FRANCISCO — A Unified Command consisting of the Coast Guard, the State of California, and Resolve Marine is responding to a fire aboard a container ship approximately 50 miles west off the coast of Monterey. The motor vessel NYK Delphinus contacted Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders at approximately 4:54 a.m., reporting an engine Leer másCoast Guard and partners responds to ship on fire 50 nm of Monterey[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Legare (WMEC 912) returned to its homeport at Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, after a seven week counter-narcotics patrol in the Central Caribbean on Thursday. The crew of the USCGC Legare was deployed in support of Operation Unified Resolve/Martillo under the tactical control of Joint Interagency Task Force Leer másUSCGC Legare returns home after 50 day counter-narcotics deployment[…]
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard suspended its response Monday morning to an overturned boat near the Point Loma Tide Pools in the Cabrillo National Monument. The Coast Guard Cutter Haddock crew relieved the Blackfin and remained on scene through the night to continue searching for survivors from the capsized, 40-foot trawler-style boat while the Leer másCoast Guard suspends response to overturned boat near Point Loma[…]
HONOLULU — Coast Guard rescue aircrews medevac a mariner from the commercial fishing vessel “Vicious Cycle,” 130-miles southwest of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, Tuesday. The mariner was hoisted from the vessel by an Air Station Barbers Point MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and brought to awaiting emergency medical services (EMS) at Queens Medical Center. His condition is Leer másCoast Guard helicopter aircrew medevac injured mariner off Hawaii Island[…]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the USCGC Bear (WMEC 901) and a HITRON team returned home to Portsmouth Sunday following an 86-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Bear’s crew interdicted three vessels, seized approximately 8,158 pounds of cocaine, two pounds of methamphetamines, as well as marijuana, worth a combined total of Leer másUSCGC Bear and HITRON crews intercept more than $140 million in drug[…]
In this documentary history series the U.S. Coast Guard spoke with retired Capt. Walter Reger, who was the 3rd commanding officer of the HITRON (Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron). The HITRON operations started as an experiment in 1998 to halt the flow of illegal drugs into the U.S. Drug trafficking organizations primarily used “go-fast” boats, high-speed Leer másCoast Guard HITRON History Series: Capt. Walter Reger[…]
An MH-60R Seahawk aircrew, from the US Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 (HSM 37) rescue a fisherman off Oahu. This Search and Rescue mission was conducted in collaboration with a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircrew and surface vessels crews after a fishing vessel and the embarked personnel were reported overdue the evening of March Leer másUS Navy MH-60R Seahawk aircrew rescue missing fisherman off Oahu[…]
HONOLULU — Coast Guard, Air Force, and Federated States of Micronesia responders rescue five mariners in the vicinity of Houk Island, Chuuk, (Friday). The crew of the merchant vessel Hoegh Brasilia rescued the mariners, missing since Tuesday, and transported them to the vicinity of Houk Island where the Coast Guard Cutter Myrtle Hazard escorted them back to Leer másCoast Guard, partners rescue 5 mariners in the Federated States of Micronesia[…]