Coast Guard Cutter Active returns to Port Angeles after Eastern Pacific patrol

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Coast Guard Cutter Active returns to Port Angeles after Eastern Pacific patrol

PORT ANGELES, Wash. — The Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC 618) and crew returned to their homeport Friday after a 65-day patrol in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean near Central and South America. Coast Guard cutters operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean often collaborate to prevent and deter Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) from […]

District 11 Coast Guard Offloads more than 7.1 Tons of Cocaine in San Diego

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District 11 Coast Guard Offloads more than 7.1 Tons of Cocaine in San Diego

Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Waesche offload contraband at Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal in San Diego April 5, 2019. The 7.1 tons of drugs were seized during six separate interdictions off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America by the Coast Guard Cutters Active (WMEC-618), Steadfast (WMEC-623) and Waesche (WMSL-751). (U.S. Coast Guard video […]