Coast Guard rescue vessel named for NYPD hero who perished on 9/11
Honoring a 9/11 Hero with a New Coast Guard Cutter A hero remembered for his actions on 9/11 is embarking on a new legacy, as the U.S. Coast Guard names a ship after him and embeds a significant piece of steel from the World Trade Center into its structure. The U.S. GC Vincent Dantz Cutter […]
64 Smuggled Migrants Detained in Small Boat off Puerto Rico Coast
Maritime Smuggling Operation Disrupted in Puerto Rico U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Air and Maritime Operations Officers (AMOs) collaborated with U.S. Border Patrol and ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents to address a maritime smuggling incident off Puerto Rico’s west coast. The operation resulted in the arrest of 64 illegal immigrants who were trying to […]
Coast Guard Stops Suspected Drug Boat Amid Machine Gun and Sniper Fire
Coast Guard Dismantles Smuggling Operation off Colombia Last week, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew successfully destroyed the engine of a suspected drug smuggling vessel off the coast of Colombia, forcing the smugglers to head toward the Caribbean. On May 8, the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma intercepted three vessels about 90 miles from Cartagena, seizing […]
Coast Guard shares new images of confiscated sailboat in Lynette Hooker case
The Coast Guard has shared new images of Brian Hooker’s yacht, which was seized amid an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker. According to a news release, agents from the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) confiscated the couple’s sailboat, named Soulmate, about 40 nautical miles off Melbourne, Florida, between May 8 […]
Forensic specialist claims Coast Guard is looking for blood evidence on captured sailboat
Forensic experts have outlined what the Coast Guard is focusing on after they seized Brian Hooker’s yacht as part of the investigation into his wife’s disappearance in the Bahamas. Initially, Hooker claimed that his wife fell from their dinghy near Hope Town around 7:30 p.m. on April 4, resulting in both her and the ignition […]
Coast Guard takes sailboat in Lynette Hooker disappearance investigation
U.S. Coast Guard Seizes Yacht Amid Disappearance Investigation The U.S. Coast Guard has taken possession of a yacht owned by Brian Hooker, as federal authorities delve deeper into the circumstances surrounding his wife’s disappearance, according to a source close to the case. Brian Hooker reported to Bahamian authorities that his wife, Lynette, fell from the […]
Coast Guard allegedly takes sailboat in Lynette Hooker missing person investigation
The U.S. Coast Guard has reportedly taken custody of a yacht owned by Brian Hooker amid an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of his wife, who allegedly fell from a dinghy in the Bahamas. According to Brian Hooker, his wife fell off the dinghy after they left Hope Town around 7:30 p.m. on April 4. […]
Wreck of Coast Guard cutter Tampa discovered near Cornwall after World War I sinking
Discovery of Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Wreck U.S. officials recently announced the discovery of the wreck of the Coast Guard cutter Tampa, which tragically sank during World War I, marking one of the United States’ worst naval losses in that conflict. The announcement came in a news release from the Coast Guard on April 29, […]
Coast Guard searches for unknown sailboat in Lynette Hooker case
Coast Guard Seeks Information on Missing Sailboat in Bahamas The U.S. Coast Guard is requesting assistance in locating a sailboat that might have been anchored near the boat owned by Brian and Lynette Hooker on the night Lynette vanished in the Bahamas. Over a month has passed since 55-year-old Lynette went missing on April 4. […]
Justice Department starts fraud task force on the West Coast
Health Care Fraud Crackdown on the West Coast Scammers on the West Coast are being warned as the Justice Department initiates a major crackdown on health care fraud, specifically targeting a hospice program in Los Angeles. During a press conference on Thursday, officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California in […]