US Coast Guard, partner agencies interdict seven suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean over 10 days

The US Coast Guard, the US Navy, US Customs and Border Protection, and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard interdicted seven suspected drug-smuggling vessels over 10 days ..

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/maritime-security-world/non-naval/us-coast-guard-partner-agencies-interdict-seven-suspected-drug-smuggling-vessels-in-the-caribbean-over-10-days/

NASSCO wins $100 million Navy order

General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Co, San Diego, Calif., has been awarded a $100,040,336 contract for the execution of the a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) fiscal 2021 docking selected restricted availability. The contract includes options that, if exercised, could take its cumulative value to $128,231,287.

This availability will include a combination of maintenance, modernization and repair of the USS Comstock (LSD 45). This is a Chief of Naval...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipyards/shipyard-news/nassco-wins-100-million-navy-order/

West Coast Amphib USS Comstock off Honduras for Hurricane Relief, Anti-Drug Operations

Whidbey Island-class amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD-45) steams in formation during Valiant Shield 2020 off Guam. US Navy Photo

A West Coast amphibious warship transited the Panama Canal on Monday on a mission to support anti-narcotics operations in the Caribbean, Navy officials told USNI News.

USS Comstock (LSD-45) passed through the canal and the ship is planning to take up station off the coast of Honduras, U.S. 4th Fleet spokesperson Cmdr. Kate Meadows told USNI News.

The...

https://news.usni.org/2020/11/24/west-coast-amphib-uss-comstock-off-honduras-for-hurricane-relief-anti-drug-operations

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