US Coast Guard Recovers Evidence from TITAN Submersible
The Coast Guard received debris and evidence recovered from the seafloor at the site of the TITAN submersible when the M/V HORIZON ARCTIC arrived in St. John’s Newfoundland, June 28,…
USCGC Stratton Transits Taiwan Strait
The legend-class national security cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL 752) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit on June 20 (local time) through waters where high-seas freedoms of navigation and overflight apply…
USCGC Alert Offloads $76 Million of Narcotics in San Diego
Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) crew offloaded more than 5,776 pounds of cocaine worth more than $76 million, Friday, in San Diego. The interdiction occurred in international waters in…
USS Mobile Teams With USCG for OMSI Patrol
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard began their joint patrol in the Western Pacific under the Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) to reduce and eliminate illegal, unregulated, unreported fishing,…
World War II Coast Guard-Manned U.S. Army Freight and Supply Ship Histories
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USCG & Micronesia Police Combat Illegal Fishing
he U.S. Coast Guard (USCGC) and Federated States of Micronesia National Police conducted a successful at-sea engagement to combat illegal fishing in Yap State on March 16, 2023. The crews…
USCG Yard Curtis Bay Provides “Service To The Fleet”
26 April 1899 – Present Since 1899, the United States Coast Guard Yard has built, repaired and renovated ships in Baltimore, Maryland, for the U.S. Coast Guard. The history of…
US Coast Guard Pursues Civil Penalty for AIS Violation
The Coast Guard is pursuing a civil penalty Friday with a maximum punishment of $41,093.00 against a commercial fishing vessel for violating Automated Identification System (AIS) regulations near the mouth…
HMS Medway Assists US Coast Guard in Drug Bust
A Royal Navy ship and US Coast Guard boarding team seized more than 400kg of cocaine worth around £24m on Britain’s streets from a boat in the Caribbean. Caribbean-based patrol…
Teledyne FLIR Defense SeaFLIR 280 for US Coast Guard
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced October 26th that it has been awarded a $48.7 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide Maritime Forward Looking Infrared (MARFLIR) II…