The medium endurance cutter Alert (WMEC-630) arrives in Portland for Rose Festival Fleet Week on June 7, 2017. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob G. Sisco) A series of ...

Cmdr. Lee Crusius, the commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Alert, Lt. Cmdr. Nicholas Sharpe, the executive officer, and Cmdr. Matthew Kolodica pose for a photo with the cutter crew in Astoria, ...

(Gray News) - The U.S. seized more than $143 million worth of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The Coast Guard said a helicopter crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alert spotted a suspicious ...

ASTORIA, Ore. (AP) – A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Astoria has returned after a mission in which they seized nearly 4,000 pounds of cocaine worth approximately $54 million. The U.S. Coast Guard says ...