APRIL 29, 2025 — The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) seized approximately 10,000 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $74 million in the Atlantic Ocean, April 12-13, 2025. The seized contraband was the result of an interdiction in international waters in the Atlantic Ocean, and five suspected smugglers remain in U.S. custody pending prosecutorial … [Read more...]

Crew members from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) stack bales of interdicted illegal drugs on the flight deck to prepare for offload in San Diego, April 24, 2025. The crew members seized the narcotics in the Eastern Pacific during counter-narcotic patrols. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Richard Uranga) APRIL 25, 2025 — The crew of the … [Read more...]

APRIL 23, 2025 – The Coast Guard medevaced a crewmember from a cruise ship approximately 15 miles offshore of Coos Bay, Oregon, Easter Sunday. Coast Guard Sector Columbia River watchstanders received a report from the M/V National Geographic Venture at 6:38 a.m., Apr. 20, that a 30-year-old male crewmember was suffering from excessive vomiting and shortness of … [Read more...]

A boat crew from the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC-905) embarks a mariner from his capsized vessel approximately 35 miles off Boynton Beach in the Florida Straits, April 6, 2025. Coast Guard District 7 watchstanders received initial notification of an overdue vessel from the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (U.S. Coast Guard photo) APRIL 15, 2025 — The crew of Coast Guard … [Read more...]

APRIL 10, 2025 – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James offloaded more than 44,550 pounds of cocaine and 3,880 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $509.9 million in Port Everglades, Wednesday. This patrol resulted in 11 interdictions in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and the detainment of 34 suspected drug traffickers who were transferred ashore to face federal … [Read more...]