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Talk about a year. A record hurricane season, renewed focus on the Arctic and counternarcotics, vessel construction, even greater emphasis on professional development, COVID-19, and a continued focus on diversity efforts the U.S. Coast Guard saw a little bit of everything in 2020. In it all, the common denominator was people. The Coast Guard would not have been able to continually answer the call if not for its service men and women. It has always understood the power of a diverse workforce in race, gender, experience, education, and opinion and it leverages those differences to be the world’s best coast guard.
USCGC Campbell returns to Kittery, Maine after offloading $215 million worth of narcotics Andrew Stanton The Coast Guard Cutter Campbell returned to Kittery, Maine Monday after a 63-day narcotics patrol in the eastern Pacific Ocean that prevented the trafficking of more than 11,600 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $215 million, officials said.
The crew of the 270-foot vessel also apprehended six suspected international narcotics smugglers, the US Coast Guard said in a statement Tuesday.
During the patrol, the crew navigated more than 12,000 nautical miles, conducted 122 flight operation evolutions, transited the Panama Canal twice, and crossed the equator into the Southern Hemisphere, the statement said. The cutter embarked a MH-65 Dolphin Helicopter from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron in Jacksonville, Florida while heading to the Panama Canal.
Maine-based USCG cutter snags $215M in cocaine busts on winter patrol
Their operations were successful in intercepting 11,600 lbs. of cocaine and apprehending six suspected international drug smugglers.
Credit: USCG photo by PA1 Patrick Montgomery Author: Chelsea Bard (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 9:23 AM EST February 10, 2021 Updated: 10:20 AM EST February 11, 2021
KITTERY, Maine The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Campbell (WMEC-909) returned to Kittery, Maine, on Monday, following a 63-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
During the patrol, the Campbell crew navigated over 12,000 nautical miles, conducted 122 flight operation evolutions, traveled through the Panama Canal twice, and crossed the equator into the Southern Hemisphere.