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US Coast Guard interdicted five lanchas and seized 900 pounds of illegally caught fish
The US Coast Guard interdicted five lanchas and seized 900 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas on Sep 28, 2024. Boat crews from the Coast Guard Station South Padre Island and the 'Edgar Culbertson', in coordination with the Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, located and stopped a total of 23 Mexican fishermen engaged in illegal fishing north of the Maritime Boundary Line. After interdicting the lanchas, the Coast Guard seized 900 pounds of red snapper and shark, along with fishing gear and highflyers on board the vessels, detained the Mexican fishermen, brought them ashore, and transferred the detainees to U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel for further processing.
Coast Guard cutter repatriated 82 Cubans
The 'Edgar Culbertson' repatriated 82 people to Cuba following interdictions off Florida’s coast. A good Samaritan notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of a migrant vessel about 45 miles south of Marathon, Florida. The 'Edgar Culbertson' notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of a migrant vessel about 23 miles north of Cayo Cruz Del Padre, Cuba. A Coast Guard Air Station Miami HC-144 aircrew notified Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders of a migrant vessel about 46 miles south of Key West, Florida.
Coast Guard cutter interdicted two lanchas and seized 480 pounds of illegally caught fish
The 'Edgar Culbertson' interdicted two lanchas and seized 480 pounds of illegally caught fish in federal waters off southern Texas on Jan 26, 2023. . Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a notification from a Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aircrew of lancha crews engaged in illegal fishing approximately six miles north of the Maritime Boundary Line. A Coast Guard Station South Padre Island 33-foot Special Purpose Craft–Law Enforcement crew launched while the 'Edgar Culbertson' crew diverted to intercept the lanchas. The SPC–LE crew and a 26-foot over-the-horizon cutter boatcrew from the Coast Guard cutter arrived on scene and subsequently seized two lanchas with fishing gear, a GPS and a combined 480 pounds of red snapper onboard. The Coast Guard crews detained the nine Mexican fishermen and transferred them to border enforcement agents for processing. Rport with photo: https://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-seizes-480-pounds-of-illegal-fish-off-texas-coast/
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