Coast Guard Helicopter Chases Mexican Poachers in Gulf of Mexico

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX, UNITED STATES

12.29.2014

Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick 

U.S. Coast Guard District 8 PADET Houston

A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, MH-65 Dolphin aircrew tracks a Mexican lancha with fishing gear illegally in U.S. waters Dec. 29, 2014. After a 9-mile pursuit, a Coast Guard boatcrew stopped the lancha with four people, baitfish and longline gear aboard. All persons and confiscated gear were turned over to Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi video.

• Date Taken: 12.29.2014
• Date Posted: 12.31.2014 13:54
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 384853
• VIRIN: 141229-G-XX999-001
• Filename: DOD_102163402
• Length: 00:03:21
• Location: SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TX, US