U.S. forces, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, brought their Over-the-Horizon boat close to a self-propelled semi-submersible submarine in the Pacific Ocean. The operation is part of ongoing ...

Famous-class medium-endurance cutter USCG Forward (WMEC 911) intercept a “narco sub” —more correctly a self-propelled semi-submersible (SPSS) vessel — during a routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific ...

The US Coast Guard said it intercepted a drug-smuggling semi-submersible in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean back in February, preventing “a potential 17,600 lbs of cocaine - more than 6 ...

For decades, the U.S. Coast Guard has been at the forefront of combating maritime drug trafficking. Every time authorities seem to gain the upper hand, drug cartels innovate new ways to smuggle ...