Crews aboard two Alameda-based US Coast Guard cutters recently interdicted three suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and seized more than 4,000 ..
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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 ..
Fresh from Shipyard and Quarantine, Coast Guard Cutter Stone Heads Out for Southern Atlantic Patrol
USCGC Stone (WMSL-758) departs port in Mississippi on Dec. 22, 2020. Coast Guard Image
The Coast Guard’s newest national security cutter is setting out on its first operational patrol to the Southern Atlantic to counter illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing off South America.
The Legend-class USCGC Stone (WMSL-758) and its crew of 120 men and women last week turned what’s typically a “shakedown” cruise into short-notice preparations to conduct maritime security operations off South America...
US Coast Guard cutter offloads more than US$411 million in seized drugs
The crew of the US Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter James offloaded more than 10,000 kilograms of cocaine and nearly 4,000 kilograms of marijuana worth ..
Schultz: Upcoming Coast Guard Budget Has ‘Dollars For People’ Focus
Adm. Karl Schultz, commandant of the U. S. Coast Guard, speaks at a drug offload in San Diego, on Sep. 10. 2020. Coast Guard Photo
The Coast Guard commandant said “readiness remains foremost” on his mind, with an emphasis on “dollars for people,” in the coming budget that is being developed in the midst of an administration change.
Using child care as an example, Adm. Karl Schultz said it was unlikely that the service would be able to provide child care centers for its members and their families...
https://news.usni.org/2020/12/04/schultz-upcoming-coast-guard-budget-has-dollars-for-people-focus
Legend-class cutter Stone delivered to US Coast Guard
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered the Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) Stone to the US Coast Guard. The ..
Acceptance trials completed for US Coast Guard cutter Stone
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has completed the acceptance trials of the US Coast Guard’s newest Legend-class national ..
Five injured after US Coast Guard cutter suffers onboard fire off Japan
The US Coast Guard confirms that a fire had broken out on one of its vessels during a scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific off Japan. The blaze on the Legend-class ..
Ingalls Shipbuilding completes builder’s trials of future US Coast Guard cutter Stone
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has successfully completed the builder’s trials for the US Coast Guard’s ninth ..
US Coast Guard cutter Bertholf offloads over US$390 million in drugs in San Diego
The crew of the US Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutter Bertholf offloaded more than 11,000 kilograms of seized cocaine and marijuana in San Diego on ..