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Oct. 23, 2024

MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Fifth Coast Guard District hosts annual Buoy Tender Round-Up in Portsmouth

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A Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) small boat crew rescues 25 migrants from a disabled vessel, Aug. 20, 2024, while underway in the Florida Straits. Mohawk’s crew conducted a 57-day deployment to carryout maritime safety and security missions in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Brian Morel)

Oct. 23, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk returns home from 62-day migrant interdiction operations patrol

KEY WEST, Fla. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk (WMEC 913) returned to their homeport of Key West, Oct. 11, following a 62-day migrant interdiction operations patrol in the Florida Straits. Mohawk’s crew deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility. While on patrol, crew members worked alongside additional Coast Guard units and partner agency crews to detect, deter and intercept unsafe and illegal migrant ventures bound for the United States.

Oct. 23, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute crew returns home, offloads approximately $115 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute offloaded approximately 9,690 pounds of cocaine and 5,490 pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $115 million, in their homeport of St. Petersburg, Wednesday.

Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier crewmembers offload 664 pounds (301 kgs) of seized cocaine and transfer custody of six smugglers to Coast Guard Investigative Service and FBI Special Agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Oct. 19, 2024. The seized contraband was interdicted at-sea north of Puerto Rico, Oct. 13, 2024, and was estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $3.5 million. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

Oct. 22, 2024

Coast Guard offloads $3.5 million in seized cocaine, transfers custody 6 smugglers to CCSF federal agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier offloaded 664 pounds (301 kgs) of seized cocaine and transferred custody of six smugglers to Coast Guard Investigative Service and FBI Special Agents in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Saturday. The interdiction is the result of multi-agency efforts in support of the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force, while the seized cocaine is estimated to have a wholesale value of approximately $3.5 million. The apprehended smugglers are facing federal prosecution in Puerto Rico on criminal charges including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance aboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The charges carry a minimum sentence of 10 years imprisonment and a maximum sentence of imprisonment for life. Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Helena B. Daniel and Maria L. Montañez, Deputy Chief of the Transnational Organized Crime Section are prosecuting the case.

A Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) small boat crew interdicts an overloaded vessel unlawfully bound for the United States by sea with over 100 migrants on board, Sept. 15, 2024, while underway north of Haiti. Operation Vigilant Sentry’s mission is to deter unlawful migration while also making sure that dangerously overloaded vessels are stopped to prevent loss of life at sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremy Wilbanks)

Oct. 22, 2024

Coast Guard Cutter Bear returns home after 58-day Operation Vigilant Sentry patrol

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth, Oct. 7, following a 58-day homeland security and counter-drug patrol in the Windward Passage. Bear’s crew deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry (OVS) while underway in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility, where crew members conducted maritime safety and security missions.

Oct. 21, 2024

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Station Annapolis to hold trunk or treat and open house

The crew at U.S. Coast Guard Station Annapolis and local, state, and federal partners are scheduled to host a free trunk or treat and open house on Saturday at the station in Annapolis, MD.

Oct. 21, 2024

Coast Guard Station Annapolis to hold trunk or treat and open house

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – U.S. Coast Guard Station Annapolis and local, state, and federal partners invites the community to attend a free public trunk or treat and open house on Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Coast Guard Station.

Oct. 21, 2024

Coast Guard medevacs two off Louisiana coast

VIDEO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard medevaced a 66-year-old man Saturday and a 30-year-old woman Sunday from the Carnival Liberty cruise ship.

Oct. 21, 2024

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard to host buoy tender event at Base Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The media is invited to attend the Fifth Coast Guard District’s “Buoy Tender Olympics” on Wednesday. The Buoy Tender Olympics is part of the Buoy Tender Round-up (BTR), a week-long event that offers participants an opportunity to receive specialized training, engage in discussions to enhance operations, test their seamanship skills and build camaraderie between crews.

Oct. 21, 2024

Coast Guard suspends search for missing man near South Padre Island, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday evening for a missing man near