Medium Endurance Cutter Archives - Maritime Shipping News

Coast Guard Moving Cutter to Pacific as Regional Missions Expand

16 February 2023

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear, a 270 foot, medium endurance cutter, arrives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to deliver supplies, Oct. 9, 2017. The supplies included donations collected by Customs and Border Patrol members. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear, a 270 foot, medium endurance cutter, arrives in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to deliver supplies, Oct. 9, 2017. US Coast Guard Photo

SAN DIEGO – Driven by greater demand for its partnerships and presence in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Coast Guard is growing its operational presence in the vast region that’s unsettled by continuing incursions from China’s naval militia and fishing fleet, the Pacific Area commander told an audience today.

Part of that plan...

https://news.usni.org/2023/02/15/coast-guard-moving-cutter-to-pacific-as-regional-missions-expand

MetalCraft Marine delivers 7th cutter boat to U.S. Coast Guard

17 February 2022

MetalCraft Marine, which has yards in both Watertown, N.Y., and Kingston, Ontario, reports that its Watertown facility has delivered the seventh Medium Endurance Cutter in a 36-boat U.S. Coast Guard program to Pensacola, Fla.

The Interceptor 7M is the smallest of the MetalCraft Marine Interceptor model line, but offers the same controlled, smooth ride as larger models because of its design, construction, and weight.

The rigid inflatable boat (RIB) is designated a Cutter Boat Large (CB-L) and is...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipbuilding/metalcraft-marine-delivers-7th-cutter-boat-to-u-s-coast-guard/

NOAA, US Coast Guard locate revenue cutter lost at sea in 1963

20 October 2021

A team of researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the US Coast Guard has located the wreckage of a US Revenue cutter that was lost ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/specialised-fields/marine-research-and-training/maritime-archaeology/noaa-us-coast-guard-locate-revenue-cutter-lost-at-sea-in-1963/

Three fishermen rescued from burning boat off Costa Rica

19 August 2021

The US Coast Guard rescued three people after their boat caught fire approximately 150 miles (241 kilometres) south of Golfito, Costa Rica, on Wednesday, August 18. Marit ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing-boat-world/catching/three-fishermen-rescued-from-burning-boat-off-costa-rica/

US Coast Guard deploys vessels, other assets to assist in Haiti earthquake relief effort

17 August 2021

The US Coast Guard has deployed some of its vessels, aircraft, and other assets in response to a request from the Haitian government following a magnitude 7.2 earthquake ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-deploys-vessels-other-assets-to-assist-in-haiti-earthquake-relief-effort/

US Coast Guard cutter Active offloads US$220 million in drugs following four interdictions

20 May 2021

The crew of the US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Active offloaded approximately 11,500 pounds (5,216 kilograms) of seized cocaine in San Diego, California, on Wedne ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-cutter-active-offloads-us220-million-in-drugs-following-four-interdictions/

US Coast Guard cutter Tampa returns home after interdicting over US$94 million in drugs

30 April 2021

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 ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-cutter-tampa-returns-home-after-interdicting-over-us94-million-in-drugs/

US Coast Guard offloads nearly 9,000 kilograms of drugs in Alameda, California

24 March 2021

The crew of the US Coast Guard national security cutter (NSC) Munro offloaded approximately 3,700 kilograms of seized cocaine and 5,000 kilograms of marijuana at the ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-offloads-nearly-9000-kilograms-of-drugs-in-alameda-california/

US Coast Guard cutter Mohawk interdicts US$69 million in drugs

16 February 2021

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 ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-cutter-mohawk-interdicts-us69-million-in-drugs/

US Coast Guard cutter Campbell seizes US$215 million in drugs during 63-day patrol

12 February 2021

The crew of the US Coast Guard medium endurance cutter Campbell returned to Kittery, Maine, earlier this week following a 63-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-cutter-campbell-seizes-us215-million-in-drugs-during-63-day-patrol/

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