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USCG and Navy responds to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan

SANTA RITA,​ Guam —​ USCG, Navy, multiple local, federal, and maritime partners responded to a false activation of an EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon) in Saipan, on Sept. 6, 2022. An EPIRB is a vital search and rescue distress tool, and it transmits a signal picked up by a satellite which then informs the team Leer másUSCG and Navy responds to false activation of EPIRB on Saipan[…]

Coast Guard cutter Munro returns home from Eastern Pacific counterdrug patrol, $115M in cocaine seized

ALAMEDA, California — The Coast Guard Cutter Munro (WMSL 755) returned home to Alameda Sunday after a 78-day deployment during which they seized an estimated $115 million worth of cocaine from suspected smugglers in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The crew patrolled known drug-transit zones of the Eastern Pacific between late December and mid-January, interdicting three Leer másCoast Guard cutter Munro returns home from Eastern Pacific counterdrug patrol, $115M in cocaine seized[…]

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