USCGC Escanaba Trains with Colombian and Honduran Navy
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Post Written by Ensign Ray T. Chaisson, USCGC Escanaba Public Affairs Officer USCGC Escanaba recently participated in a multilateral naval exercise with the Colombian and Honduran Navies. The goal of the multilateral exercise was to compare drug interdiction policy, practice pursuit tactics and techniques, and improve communication as a whole between our respective units. Over [...]
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itCG – international drug bust, bird rescue, boaters rescued, oil spill mystery continues
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Guardians from CGC Jarvis seized a self-propelled semi-submersible loaded with 4,500 kilograms of illegal narcotics and its crew of four while patrolling off the coast of Central America. The Jarvis is part of a multi-agency drug interdiction task force patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean to prevent the flow of illegal drugs from Central and South [...]
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itCG-Cleveland rescue, piracy training, oil spill, survival at sea
Monday, October 26, 2009
The Cleveland Browns were not the only ones who needed a rescue Sunday night. The Coast Guard came to the aid of four people who fell into Lake Erie from a pier near Cleveland Browns Stadium. Guardians from Station Cleveland Harbor launched a rescue boat to retrieve the people from the frigid waters. Guardians urge [...]
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itCG-Guardians head to American Samoa, international training exercise, CGC Legare returns to homeport
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
In response to the powerful earthquake and tsunami that has already claimed about 34 lives, the Coast Guard sent a C-130 plane to American Samoa to deliver aid and assess damage. The plane also transported American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono, who was in Honolulu when disaster struck at home. Click here to watch a video [...]
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itCG-Douglas Munro remembrance, missing swimmer found in restaurant, Canadian medevac
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Guardians from Station Seattle, Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound, Integrated Support Command Seattle, and District 13 offices along with the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1373, gathered at the grave site of Signalmen 1st Class Douglas Munro on Friday to mark the 67th anniversary of his heroic actions while evacuating nearly 500 Marines during [...]
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itCG-Panama Canal exercise, 42 rescued in three SAR cases, safety zone enforcement
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk and other U.S. Armed Forces along with some of its international counterparts gathered at Naval Station Mayport to hold Fuerza Aliadas Panamax, a multinational exercise focused on defending the Panama Canal. Although the exercise is annual, this is the first time the command and control efforts for the 30 ships, 12 [...]
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itCG-CGC Zephyr returns to port, boat fire, building international relations
Friday, September 18, 2009
CGC Zephyr returned to homeport in Pascagoula, Mississippi, yesterday after a 46-day patrol. While underway, the cutter patrolled approximately 6,300 square miles and boarded 56 commercial fishing vessels. Fisheries boardings check for compliance with federal laws and regulations as well as fishing and safety equipment. The cutter also assisted with the apprehension of eight illegal [...]
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itCG-29 migrants detained, drug smuggling suspects charged, CGC Sycamore’s in Russia, CGA soccer
Thursday, September 17, 2009
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 spotted a second boat offshore where it was intercepted by Coast Guard Cutter Petrel. The [...]
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itCG-search and rescue cases, seasonal station closes
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Guardians in the Tampa Bay area rescued six people in two separate SAR cases yesterday. Five boaters were pulled from the Gulf of Mexico after their 21-foot boat started taking on water about 31 miles off the coast. Thankfully, the men were carrying the right equipment to call for help and were wearing life jackets. [...]
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itCG-cocaine seized, force-multipliers and interagency exercises
Friday, August 21, 2009
Venezuelan and Coast Guard officials worked together to board a vessel in the Caribbean Sea and seize a ton of cocaine yesterday. Story here Anne Arundel County became the first county in Maryland to officially partner with the Coast Guard. The agreement enables the small but valuable Marine Police Force to enforce federal laws while [...]
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