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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba’s crew offload more than 7,700 pounds of cocaine worth over $102 million at Port Everglades, Florida, Nov. 15, 2023. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during four separate cases in the international waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean by the crews of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, Escanaba, a U.S. Coast Guard Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron aircrew, a Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team, and federal and international partners.

Nov. 20, 2023

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returns home to Portsmouth, Virginia, after interdicting $102 million worth of illegal narcotics

PORTSMOUTH, Va.– The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba returned home to Portsmouth, Monday, following a 51-day patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Patrolling in support of Joint Interagency Task Force-South, Escanaba worked alongside other Coast Guard cutters, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security units, and several international partners to conduct counterdrug operations.

Nov. 20, 2023

MEDIA ADVISORY: Unified Command to hold press briefing for MPOG 11015 incident

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A U.S. Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Barbers Point sits on the ramp after a flight. This photo is not from Operation Kuru Kuru, but a C-130 was involved.

Nov. 20, 2023

Coast Guard completes two-week operation in Pacific region

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded Operation Kuru Kuru, an annually held comprehensive

Nov. 20, 2023

UPDATE 1: Unified Command monitors, responds to MPOG11015 incident

NEW ORLEANS – The Unified Command continues to monitor and respond to an oil discharge near the Main

Nov. 18, 2023

Coast Guard rescues 2 people, dog 90 miles off Florida's Gulf Coast

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew rescued two people and their dog, Saturday, about 90 miles off Hernando Beach after their sailboat became disabled.

Nov. 17, 2023

MPOG Response establishes Joint Information Center

NEW ORLEANS – A Joint Information Center has been established at the Plaquemines Parish Emergency

Coast Guard local and Atlantic Strike Team personnel oversee clean-up efforts being conducted by Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority oil spill removal crews at Lindbergh Bay in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Nov. 15, 2023. Clean-up efforts continue following the tank 11 diesel discharge which occurred at the WAPA facility, Oct. 25, 2023. (Courtesy photo)

Nov. 17, 2023

Coast Guard continues monitoring clean-up efforts for WAPA’s tank 11 discharge, Lindbergh Bay oil spill in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Coast Guard personnel overseeing clean-up efforts for the tank 11 discharge at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) Randolph Harley Power Plant in St. Thomas formally extended efforts, Wednesday, to include the waterside oil spill clean-up efforts on the eastern shore of Lindbergh Bay. Coast Guard analysis linked the product found in Lindbergh Bay on Nov. 3, 2023, to the number 11 tank diesel discharge that occurred at the WAPA facility on Oct. 25, 2023.

Nov. 17, 2023

Media Availability: Coast Guard, Sarasota County Fire to train off Sarasota Bay

SARASOTA, Fla. - Coast Guard and Sarasota County Fire Department crews are scheduled to conduct joint rescue operations, Monday, off Sarasota.

A Main Pass Oil Gathering Company, LLC helicopter aircrew spotted crude oil during an overflight near Main Pass, Louisiana, November 16, 2023. The Coast Guard, Main Pass Oil Gathering Company, LLC and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office established a Unified Command in response to a crude oil release in the Gulf of Mexico near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) Company's pipeline system close to Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. (Courtesy photo by Main Pass Oil Gathering Company, LLC)

Nov. 17, 2023

PHOTO AVAILABLE: Unified Command responds to oil discharge near Main Pass, LA

PHOTO AVAILABLE: The Coast Guard, Main Pass Oil Gathering Company, LLC and the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office established a Unified Command in response to a crude oil release in the Gulf of Mexico near the Main Pass Oil Gathering (MPOG) company's pipeline system close to Plaquemines Parish, southeast of New Orleans, Louisiana, Thursday.

Nov. 17, 2023

VIDEO AVAILABLE: Coast Guard assists 4 overdue boaters offshore Matagorda, Texas

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted four overdue boaters 19 miles offshore Matagorda, Texas, Friday.

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PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard Station Port Aransas holds change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/i8I4QCMSyF

Media Availability: USCGC Legare to return home following a 69-day patrol in the Florida Straits https://t.co/qQwF8ArjN0

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/JNZBmu4j9j

Coast Guard icebreaker departs for months-long Arctic deployment https://t.co/8gSqJ7ove5

Unified Command stands down from response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/D9aMs0kr97

Coast Guard Tactical Law Enforcement Team South holds change of command ceremony https://t.co/kgNii5ilKP

Unified Command transitions from shipboard fire response to investigation and salvage operations at Port Newark https://t.co/7gHK5r9Ut4

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/ejzFtniVX6

Coast Guard repatriates 27 migrants to Dominican Republic, following vessel interdiction in Mona Passage https://t.co/6O7stlpuOi

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Unified Command to provide update on vessel fire at Port Newark https://t.co/vopXwYvhtC

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard rescues man from disabled vessel off Ponte Vedra Beach https://t.co/gWJEIBTH9a

Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay (WTGB 105) Change of Command Ceremony https://t.co/I1QWDV99nL

Coast Guard, state, local first responders to conduct boat drills on Ohio River in Kentucky, Indiana. https://t.co/PsZUeCVxqH

Coast Guard medevacs crew member from oil rig 88 miles off Freeport, Texas https://t.co/n5P2u8Bl3z

UPDATE 2: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/kqHY7xjfej

Coast Guard assists 11 beset by weather on Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana https://t.co/qQQ9GnzX94

Coast Guard rescues 4 from vessel taking on water 30 miles off Baffin Bay, Texas https://t.co/5LfFLQAd03

UPDATE 1: Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/qNZn6Wvpkz

Unified Command continues response to fire aboard motor vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark https://t.co/lXS77UQ0f6

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Canaveral holds 1st change-of-command ceremony https://t.co/S0GMwft5Lw

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