itCG-29 migrants detained, drug smuggling suspects charged, CGC Sycamore’s in Russia, CGA soccer
Coast Guard worked with Border Patrol agents yesterday to apprehend 29 suspected illegal migrants off the coast of Southern California. One boat made it to shore and six people were taken into custody by Border Patrol. A Coast Guard helicopter [...]
itCG-suspected migrants detained, international patrol concludes, search for kayaker
Coast Guard Cutter Petrel interdicted a boat carrying 11 suspected illegal Mexican immigrants about five miles off the coast of California yesterday. The overloaded 20-foot boat was about a mile-and-a-half into U.S. waters when it was intercepted. The cutter detained [...]
itCG-cocaine seized, West Coast SAR, National Preparedness Month
Coast Guard Cutter Bear spotted a suspicious, speeding boat yesterday morning about 20 miles off the coast of Panama in the Caribbean Sea. When the boat failed to stop, a Coast Guard helicopter fired warning shots and then disabling fire [...]
itCG-conflicting reports corrected, illegal immigrants detained, medical evacuation
Despite conflicting news reports, the Coast Guard did not chase down the man wanted for questioning in a murder investigation. A boat from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Washington, along with several other agencies assisted in the search for his boat. [...]
itCG-semi-submersible intercepted, Washington SAR, community outreach
After a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) aircraft spotted a semi-submersible boat last Thursday, the Coast Guard intercepted it off the Pacific coast of Columbia. Drug and contraband smugglers are using these types of boats to avoid being detected, but [...]
itCG-illegal charters beware, smuggler chase, 2009 Buoy Tender Roundup
Coast Guard rescued two people from a sinking boat off the coast of Jacksonville with the help of Good Sams yesterday early morning. The men radioed in a mayday distress call and were rescued uninjured the boat. Sea Tow is [...]
Video and Pictures of CGC Bertholf’s Drug Bust
Amazing video and pictures are available of the Bertholf’s drug bust last week. We posted about the seizure on Friday and promised video and pictures. Well, here they are… Keep in mind that the video is shot from an infrared [...]
Cutter Bertholf’s First Drug Bust
Late Wednesday night, the crew of the National Security Cutter Bertholf conducted the cutter’s first drug bust and disrupted a major drug smuggling operation in international waters. Two suspected drug smuggling boats, four suspected smugglers and a bale of cocaine [...]
