Coast Guard interdicts 5 lancha crews, seizes 590 pounds of illegal fish off Texas coast [Image 2 of 4]

TEXAS, UNITED STATES

12.29.2022

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

After launching from Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo, a 154-foot fast response cutter homeported in Pascagoula, Mississippi, a Coast Guard Cutter Benjamin Dailey boat crew approaches a Mexican lancha approximately 26 miles off the southern Texas coast, Dec. 29, 2022. All told, Coast Guard crews interdicted five lanchas, seized 590 pounds of red snapper and transferred 22 Mexican fishermen to Customs and Border Protection agents for further processing. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Jacob Poroo)

• Date Taken: 12.29.2022
• Date Posted: 01.04.2023 12:52
• Photo ID: 7578759
• VIRIN: 221229-G-G0108-2003
• Resolution: 5184x3888
• Size: 6.32 MB
• Location: TEXAS, US