JUNEAU, Alaska – Coast Guard personnel partnered with Border Patrol agents near Southeast Alaska and the Canadian border, November 17-18, 2020 as a joint interagency effort to enforce border security, motor vessel safety and educate vessel operators on border crossing requirements.
A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J Super Hercules crew provided logistical support by transporting Border Patrol agents and equipment from Anchorage to Juneau.
A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew provided an overflight, identifying vessels of interest for Border Patrol agents and Coast Guard law enforcement crews aboard a Coast Guard Station Juneau 45-foot Response Boat-Medium.
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alexandria Preston. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - Coast Guard personnel and Border Patrol agents joined together for an operation in November to enforce border security, motor vessel safety and educate vessel operators on border crossing requirements.
Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak provided an HC-130J Super Hercules crew.
Coast Guard Air Station Sitka provided an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter.
Coast Guard Sector Juneau provided a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium.
The crews completed four joint boardings. They advised the vessels about safety, and the rules currently in effect for the US-Canadian border, and specifically the Taku Inlet.
For instance, vessels are required to submit the proper Notice of Arrival information in accordance with federal regulations when they arrive from a foreign port.