Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 06.20.2025
Officers with the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia prepare to board a commercial fishing vessel on the high seas in the Pacific Ocean June 20, 2025. FANC officers conducted fisheries inspections as part of Operation Nasse, a three-month operation conducted by Australia, France, New Zealand, and the U.S. to safeguard the marine resources of Pacific Island nations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo,......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 06.20.2025
Officers with the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia prepare to board a commercial fishing vessel on the high seas in the Pacific Ocean June 20, 2025. FANC officers conducted fisheries inspections as part of Operation Nasse alongside medium endurance cutter USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903), New South Wales Police vessel Nemesis, a P8-A from the Royal New Zealand Air Force, and a King Air......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 06.20.2025
Officers with the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia board a commercial fishing vessel on the high seas in the Pacific Ocean June 20, 2025. During Operation Nasse, a three-month operation conducted by Australia, France, New Zealand, and the U.S., participating officers conducted 31 high seas boardings, resulting in 39 potential violations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy French Armed......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Austin Wiley | U.S. Coast Guard Oceania District | 06.09.2025
Cpl. Kenneth Lacy, a linguist for the U.S. Marine Corps, transits from the fantail of the medium endurance cutter USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) to a 26-foot over-the-horizon small boat in the Pacific Ocean June 9, 2025. The Harriet Lane crew conducted bilateral maritime law enforcement operations with the Cook Island Ministry of Marine Resources as part of Operation Nasse, a three-month......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.08.2025
A boarding team from the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Henry and an officer with the Palau Division of Marine Law Enforcement complete a maritime law enforcement boarding of a foreign fishing vessel. The boarding and inspection were in support of the Republic of Palau’s Exclusive Economic Zone. The team played a vital role in deterring illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and other......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ilian Borrero-Aguirre | U.S. Coast Guard Arctic | 05.11.2023
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Terrapin (WPB 87366) communicate with the cutter on their small boat in Tracy Arm, Alaska, May 11, 2023. This cutter was engaging in a patrol evolution. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ilian Borrero-Aguirre)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Reaves | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 04.27.2023
Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Hosler, a boatcrew member deployed to Coast Guard Station Marathon, conducts recreational vessel boardings off the coast of Marathon, Florida, April 19, 2023. Vessel boardings are conducted to ensure vessel compliance and boater safety while on the water. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Reaves)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kimberly Reaves | U.S. Coast Guard Southeast District | 04.19.2023
Petty Officer 2nd Class Benjamin Milozar, a boatcrew member stationed at Coast Guard Station Marathon, and Fireman Nicolas Volpe, a boatcrew member deployed to Coast Guard Station Marathon, conduct recreational vessel boardings off the coast of Marathon, Florida, April 19, 2023. Vessel boardings are conducted to ensure vessel compliance and boater safety while on the water. (U.S. Coast Guard......
