CG HAMILTON

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Coast Guard repatriated 50 people

The US Coast Guard repatriated 50 people to Cuba and transferred 18 people to the Bahamas, following three interdictions off the coasts of Florida and Bahamas. A Customs and Border Protection Maritime Patrol aircrew reported to the Coast Guard of a suspicious vessel about 11 miles west of Cay Sal, Bahamas, on May 5. The Coast Guard Cutter 'William Trump' interdicted the vessel and discovered 25 people aboard attempting to migrate unlawfully to the U.S. A commercial boat salvage company reported to the Coast Guard on May 5 of a disabled 34-foot recreational vessel about 25 miles east of Fort Pierce Inlet. Sector Miami watchstanders diverted an Air Station Clearwater HC-130 aircrew, who located the vessel, and vectored in a Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce boat. Upon boarding the vessel, Coast Guard members discovered 19 people aboard attempting to migrate unlawfully to the U.S. The 'Hamilton' was notified on May 10 of a migrant vessel about 40 miles north of Havana, Cuba. A Hamilton crew arrived on scene and embarked 25 people. attempting to migrate unlawfully to the U.S. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-repatriates-68/

Cubans rescued from sinking boat

The CG 'Hamilton' rescued a group of rafters, presumably Cubans, when they were about to become shipwrecked off the Florida Keys on April 24, 2023. A crew from the Miami station spotted the rustic vessel about 40 miles off Key West. The 'Hamilton' rescued the people on the boat when it started to sink. On April 23, the crews of the CG 'William Trump' and CG 'Willow' detained Cuban rafters who had landed illegally on Marathon Key. Video: https://twitter.com/USCGSoutheast/status/1650612740455645186

Hamilton offloads $504 million in drugs

The CG 'Hamilton’ offloaded approximately 26,250 pounds of cocaine and 3,700 pounds of marijuana worth approximately $504 million on Nov 22, 2021, at Port Everglades, which is the largest drug interdiction in the ship’s history. The Coast Guard’s strong international relationships, with key partners like Canada along with our specialized capabilities and unmatched authorities, alloedw for a unity of effort to disrupt transnational crime organizations, which threaten America and our partner nations. The drugs were interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, including contraband seized and recovered during eight interdictions of suspected drug smuggling vessels by three American and Canadian ships, besides the 'Hamilton' the Coast Guard Cutter 'Vigilant' and the HMCS 'Harry DeWolf'. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-cutter-hamilton-offloads-504-million-in-drugs/2021/11/22/