Coast Guard cutter returns from counter-drug patrol after 65 days

The Coast Guard cutter Mohawk returned to its homeport in Key West, Fla., following a 65-day counter-drug patrol throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea in support of U.S. Southern Command Joint Interagency Task Force — South, as well as the Coast Guard’s 11th District and 7th District.

The cutter Mohawk crew, with a deployed Coast Guard helicopter interdiction tactical squadron crew, interdicted four suspected drug vessels, apprehended more than 25 suspected drug smugglers and...

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Coast Guard cutter Dauntless returns home after 28-day patrol

The 210’x34′ U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returned to homeport in Pensacola, Fla., Saturday, Feb. 1, after completing a 28-day law enforcement and port security mission.

The crew completed 12 inspections of commercial fishing vessels from Key West, Fla., to St. Petersburg, Fla. The inspections enforced both fishery and safety regulations.

The crew also led other Coast Guard assets in setting a security zone for the launch of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Jan. 19. The training involved a launch...

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