Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf boarding team interdicts drug smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific Ocean [Image 2 of 9]

PACIFIC OCEAN

03.03.2018

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Masaschi      

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Boarding team members from the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf and Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team board a low-profile-go-fast-vessel suspected of smuggling cocaine during a counter narcotic patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 3, 2018. Low-profile-go-fast-vessels are designed to evade detection by law enforcement agencies because they ride low in the water and are painted to blend in with the ocean. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew S. Masaschi.

• Date Taken: 03.03.2018
• Date Posted: 03.19.2018 14:45
• Photo ID: 4228153
• VIRIN: 180303-G-DX668-1113
• Resolution: 6241x4165
• Size: 7.1 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: ALAMEDA, CA, US
• Hometown: SAN DIEGO, CA, US