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US Coast Guard cutter Tampa returns home after interdicting over US$94 million in drugs
The US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Tampa returned to its homeport in Portsmouth, Virginia, earlier this week after completing a 56-day counter narcotics patrol in ..
US Navy LCS Freedom returns from final deployment
The US Navy littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Freedom has returned to San Diego, completing its final operational deployment. The ship was deployed to support Joint ..
US Coast Guard commissions ninth Legend-class cutter
The US Coast Guard cutter Stone was formally welcomed into service as the US Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter (NSC) during a commissioning ceremony in ..
US Coast Guard, Good Samaritan ship assist distressed yacht off Puerto Rico
US Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 ..
MSC Cruises unveils first images of future flagship
MSC Cruises recently unveiled the first images of MSC Seashore, a new 339-metre vessel slated to enter service with the company in August 2021. Designed and built by ..
US Coast Guard cutter Mohawk interdicts US$69 million in drugs
The US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Mohawk recently returned home to Key West, Florida, after a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea. Mohawk‘s crew interdicted ..
US Coast Guard cutters offload over US$330 million in drugs at Port Everglades, Florida
Two US Coast Guard Atlantic Area-based cutters offloaded more than US$330 million worth of illegal narcotics earlier this month at Port Everglades, Florida. The crew of ..
Saam closes acquisition of 70 per cent of Colombia’s Intertug
Saam Towage has finalised the deal to purchase 70 per cent of post-capitalisation shares of Colombian operator Intertug. Through this investment of US$49.7 million, Saam ..
US Coast Guard cutter Stone scores drug haul off Dominican Republic
While in transit to conduct joint operations off the coast of Guyana as part of Operation Southern Cross, the US Coast Guard national security cutter Stone encountered ..