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Coast Guard Cutter offloaded more than 11,300 pounds of cocaine and more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana

The 'Kimball (WMSL 756)' offloaded more than 11,300 pounds of cocaine and more than 4,000 pounds of marijuana worth more than $223 million on March 31, 2022, in San Diego. The drugs were interdicted in international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Central and South America, including contraband seized and recovered during eight interdictions of suspected drug smuggling vessels between late February and early March. The total amount listed below is 11,301 pounds of cocaine and 4,076 pounds of marijuana. The 'Kimball’ was responsible for one interdiction seizing approximately 2,295 pounds of cocaine. The 'Legare’s (WMEC 912)' was responsible for four interdictions, seizing approximately 4,714 pounds of cocaine and 1,826 pounds of marijuana. The 'Spencer (WMEC 905' was responsible for one interdiction seizing approximately 635 pounds of cocaine and 2,250 pounds of marijuana. Jointly, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship 'Yellowknife (MM 706)' and the 'Kimball’s crews were responsible for one interdiction, seizing approximately 331 pounds of cocaine. Jointly, the crews of the 'Kimball' and 'Legare' were responsible for one interdiction, seizing approximately 3,326 pounds of cocaine. Report with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-crew-offloads-223-million-worth-of-drugs-in-san-diego/2022/03/31/

Search for missing crew member of fishing vessel

The crew of the 'Kimball (WMSL 756)' has joined the search for a missing mariner from the fishing vessel 'Miyamaru No. 18' 722 miles southwest of Guam. The mariner was last seen on Feb 1, 2021, at 11.30 p.m. when he was witnessed attempting to swim to another nearby fishing vessel. The crew lost sight of him and began searching the area. At 2:27 a.m. on Feb 2 JRSC watchstanders received a report from the Japan Coast Guard notifying them of the situation. JRSC Guam watchstanders issued an Safety Net broadcast to mariners and began reaching out to partners and Automated Mutual-Assistance Vessel Rescue System (AMVER) ships in the area to assist with the search. The 'Kimball' was also diverted from its patrol nearby and began making way to the search area. The cutter is one of the Coast Guard’s new National Security Cutters and has the ability to deploy Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems during search and rescue cases. The weather conditions on scene were winds of 20 mph and seas up to 4-6 feet. Involved in the search were: - A Navy P-8 Poseidon aircrew; - An Australian Defence Forces P-8 Poseidon aircrew; - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball; - Good Samaritans aboard 15 fishing vessels; - JRSC Guam watchstanders; - JRCC Honolulu watchstanders.