USCG Cutter Diligence returns home after 61-day counter-drug and fisheries patrol in Caribbean sea - Caribbean News Global

Cutter Diligence Returns Home After 61-Day Patrol

The crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Diligence recover jettisoned packages from a suspected drug smuggling vessel offshore of Puerto Oviedo, Dominican Republic, April 12, 2025. USCGC Venturous’ (WMEC 625) crew offloaded more than 1,294 pounds of cocaine and 4,012 pounds of marijuana valued at approximately $14.1 million intercepted in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) JUNE 3, 2025 — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 61…

USCG Cutter Diligence returns home after 61-day counter-drug and fisheries patrol in Caribbean sea - Caribbean News Global

FLORIDA, USA — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence (WMEC 616) returned to their home port in Pensacola, May 21, following a 61-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, where crew members conducted counter-drug operations and fisheries boardings to enforce US federal law at sea and protect America’s maritime boundary. Diligence deployed in support of Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) while underway in the Seventh Coa…