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USCG James’ eventful 2017
February 14, 2018 — In late September 2017, the crew of the USCGC JAMES (WMSL 754) was finishing a deployment in support of the Coast Guard’s Western Hemisphere Strategy to combat illicit trafficking of narcotics in the Eastern Pacific. Their results were impressive; directly interdicting 15 drug smuggling vessels, seizing 10,861 kilograms of cocaine valued at $320... MORE

USCGC JAMES (WMSL 754) anchored in San Juan, Puerto Rico harbor. The James arrived in Puerto Rico to assist in the humanitarian and disaster relief efforts following Hurricane Maria.

A day in the life of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter James
August 29, 2017 — Note: The JAMES is a 418 ft. National Security Cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C. It is the fifth NSC and most sophisticated cutter in the fleet. The story below is told from the BMC’s perspective. SOMEWHERE IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - It is 11 pm and a Maritime Patrol Aircraft reports a possible drug smuggling “go-fast” boat headed north... MORE

USCGC JAMES' helicopter and small boats interdicting drug smuggling vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean.