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In April, Coast Guard ships had close encounters in the Persian Gulf and sailed into the Black Sea.
The missions reflect the Coast Guard s role overseas, set to grow amid competition with China.
But that will add to the service s responsibilities as it balances current missions and future needs.
Encounters far from home in April underscored the US Coast Guard s growing overseas role, which is set to expand as more attention and resources are dedicated to countering China.
On April 2, an Iranian ship repeatedly sailed in front of Coast Guard patrol boats Wrangell and Monomoy at an unnecessarily close range as they operated in the Persian Gulf, which the US deemed unsafe and unprofessional.
One Ton of Cocaine Seized from Sub near Puerto Rico
27 Apr 2021
CBP Air and Marine Operations agents assisted in the interdiction and seizure of more than one ton of cocaine from a semi-submersible vessel near Puerto Rico. The seizure led to the arrest and indictment of three people for a variety of drug trafficking and maritime law violations.
AMO agents assisted the U.S. Coast Guard in interdicting a semi-submersible vessel sailing toward Puerto Rico on April 8, according to information obtained from U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. A search of the vessel led to the discovery of more than 5,500 pounds of cocaine.
Coast Guard and Seacor Marine forms unified command for Seacor Power response The Seacor Power capsized on Tuesday, April 13. (Source: Captain Josh Howard) By Tiffany Baptiste | April 26, 2021 at 8:56 PM CDT - Updated April 26 at 8:57 PM
HOUMA (WVUE) - The United States Coast Guard has announced the formation of a unified command comprising of representatives from the Coast Guard and Seacor Marine.
According to the Coast Guard, the unified command will oversee the salvage and wreck removal. This will also include safely removing fuel and oil from the site of the incident.
The 234-foot lift vessel was potentially carrying a max of 35,000 gallons of fuel, lube oil, hydraulic and waste oil.
USCG Cutter Bear returns home after interdicting more than $140 million of illicit drugs
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) returned home to Portsmouth Sunday following an 86-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) returned home to Portsmouth Sunday following an 86-day counter-drug patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The Bear’s crew interdicted three vessels, seized approximately 8,158 pounds of cocaine, two pounds of methamphetamines, as well as marijuana, worth a combined total of over $140 million, and detained 12 suspected drug smugglers.
The Bear’s crew also coordinated operations with the U.S. Coast Guard’s Tactical Law Enforcement Team South Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET-108), who were deployed aboard the HMCS Saskatoon, a Kingston-class coastal defense vessel from the Canadian Navy. The collaboration supported LEDET-108’s seizure of an additional 2,866 pounds of cocaine and the de
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the Seacor lift boat that capsized off the coast of Lafourche Parish last Tuesday. Eight of the nineteen crew members remain missing. NTSB investigator Andrew Ehlers said the investigation can take anywhere from 12 to 24 months.
“We focus on getting the answers right and making sure that we support the families, and that we prevent an accident like this from happening again,” said Ehlers.
Ehlers said the investigation will focus on three factors to determine the cause of the accident.
“The people involved, both at sea and ashore. We’ll be looking at the vessel and equipment, and we’ll be looking at the conditions that were there on the day of the accident,” said Ehlers.