WILL CARTELS STEAL IT BACK FROM GOVERNMENT WAREHOUSES? MIAMI — Coast Guard Cutter James’ crew offloaded approximately 59,700 pounds of cocaine and 1,430 pounds of marijuana worth more than $1.4 billion, Thursday, at Port Everglades, which is the largest offload in Coast Guard history. The Coast Guard’s strong international relationships, with key partners like Canada …
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SEA RESCUE: Sailboaters in distress saved by passing ship
Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 2 from sailboat disabled in rough weather A sailboat caught in rough weather 345 miles from North Carolina is assisted by the crew of the KSL Santiago as seen from a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., Dec. 5, 2020. The two people aboard were …
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COAST GUARD FREES PELICAN HELD PRISONER ON BAY SHIP: assisted Wildlife ER in rescue
CAPE CHARLES, VA, UNITED STATES 10.10.2020 Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Stephen Lehmann U.S. Coast Guard District 5 Service members from Coast Guard Station Cape Charles rescued a pelican in distress near Kiptopeke State Park in Cape Charles, Virginia, Oct. 10, 2020. The Coast Guard worked alongside members from Wildlife ER, a non-profit wildlife rehabilitation …
SUMMER SEA STORIES: Jet ski slammed into moored sailboat; two rescued by Coast Guard from sinking boat off Jersey
Jet-Ski Rider Dies After Crashing Into Moored Sailboat in Boston Harbor At approximately 4:30 p.m. on July 27, 2020, the Massachusetts State Police reports that troopers, Boston Police, and Environmental Police responded to a jet-ski crash in Boston Harbor off Malibu Beach in Dorchester. The victim was transported to Boston Medical Center where he was …
Star-Spangled Banner Buoy placed to mark the site of Francis Scott Key writing National Anthem
The Crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, homeported in Baltimore, set the Francis Scott Key memorial buoy in the Patapsco River, June 15, 2020. The buoy sits between the Francis Scott Key Bridge and Fort McHenry to mark the approximate location where Key wrote the National Anthem.(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty …