EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, a 418-foot national security cutter homeported in Alameda, Calif., transfers recovered cocaine to Panamanian Maritime Forces, Thursday, Nov. 24, 2011, from the cutter's rescue platform. The narcotics were jettisoned from the 'go fast' when the cutter Bertholf's crew disrupted illicit narcotics smuggling activities. U.S. Coast Guard photo.