USCGC Joseph Napier Archives

January 6, 2021

US Coast Guard, Good Samaritans rescue distressed boater near Puerto Rico

Written by Baird Maritime on January 6, 2021. Posted in Boxship World, Gas Tanker World, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

The crew of the US Coast Guard fast response cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the Hong Kong-flagged containership CSCL Long Beach and the Singaporean-flagged LN ..

August 10, 2020

US Coast Guard offloads US$12 million in seized cocaine in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Written by Baird Maritime on August 10, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security).

The US Coast Guard transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and 430 kilograms of seized cocaine to federal law enforcement authorities at Sector San Juan on Wednesd ..

December 23, 2020

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

Written by Baird Maritime on December 23, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Ships (Naval).

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 nea ..

December 3, 2020

Six missing after boat capsizes off Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico

Written by Baird Maritime on December 3, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Maritime Security, Ferries, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Search and Rescue.

US Coast Guard rescue crews are searching for possible survivors of a capsized boat in the Mona Passage near Desecheo Island, Puerto Rico. Four of the boat’s occupa ..