U.S. Coast Guard ship offloads $275 million of cocaine days after crew member lost at sea
The illicit drug haul came from 11 interceptions of suspected drug smuggling vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
Days after losing a crew member at sea near Mexico, Coast Guard Cutter returns with $275-million narcotics haul
After months at sea, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returned to San Diego on Thursday, with over 37,000 pounds of confiscated cocaine and one less crew member.
Coast Guard offloads 18-plus tons of seized cocaine in San Diego
During a stopover in San Diego Thursday, the crew of a Northern California-based U.S. Coast Guard ship offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine seized from seafaring traffickers in the Eastern Pacific over the last several months.
Coast Guard Crew Confiscates Cocaine at Sea with Street Value of $275 Million
During a stop in San Diego Thursday, the crew of a U.S. Coast Guard cutter offloaded more than 18 tons of cocaine.
Coast Guard announces seizure of cocaine worth $275 million
The U.S. Coast Guard in San Diego said on Thursday that it offloaded more than 37,000 pounds of cocaine from nearly a dozen smuggling interdictions from December through February worth $275 million.
Coast Guard Searching Eastern Pacific for Missing Service Member
The Coast Guard is searching for a missing member of the crew of USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) off the Pacific coast of Mexico near the border of Guatemala, USNI News learned. The unidentified Coast Guardsman was initially reported missing while the Legend-class National Security Cutter was operating off the coast of Mexico.
Coast Guard using ship, helicopter to search for missing crew member in Eastern Pacific Ocean
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL-751) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129) conduct a towing evolution on December 7, 2024. Waesche makes its approach to pass the tow line over to Forrest Rednour to initiate the tow. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by ET2 Thomas Gaeckle)
Coast Guard Member Dies During Eastern Pacific Deployment
Waesche was commissioned in 2010, the second ship in the Legend Class, the Coast Guard's largest offshore maritime cutters at 418 feet long. It can hold a crew of nearly 150 and is used for maritime fisheries patrols, migrant and drug interdiction, search-and-rescue operations, and law enforcement.
Coast Guard Continues Search for Missing Guardsman
The Coast Guard continues to search for a missing guardsman who went overboard on Tuesday while aboard USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) off the Pacific coast of Mexico, near the border with Guatemala. The cutter was conducting routine counter-drug patrolling approximately 300 nautical miles south of Mexico when the crew discovered that a guardsman was unaccounted for,
23-Year-Old Coast Guard Member Vanished During Drug Patrol, and Authorities Haven't Been Able to Find Him
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a crew member days after he was last seen on a ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean ...
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Search Suspended for Coast Guard Member Who Disappeared Off Mexico Coast During 'Routine' Patrol
The national security cutter USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to participate in the at-sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014.