Chinese coast guard ships have used powerful water cannons and blocking maneuvers against 20 Philippine fishing boats off a disputed South China Sea shoal.

Venezuela’s foreign affairs minister denounced the seizure, calling it a “blatant theft” and “an act of international piracy.”

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Munro seized more than 10 tons of cocaine from a drug-running vessel south of Mexico in the eastern Pacific Ocean.

EXCLUSIVE: The Coast Guard seized over 20,000 pounds of cocaine from a go-fast vessel during Operation Pacific Viper, a joint U.S. initiative to counter drug trafficking.

Over 20,000 pounds of cocaine seized by the crew of USCGC Cutter Munro — the largest at-sea interdiction in 18+ years. Through #OperationPacificViper, @USCG has accelerated counter-narcotics operations across the Eastern Pacific and delivered historic results in the fight… pic.twitter.com/eQkCHeZDzW

The U.S. Coast Guard launched Operation Taconite at 1 p.m. on Wednesday with one icebreaker assigned so far, according to a news release. This is the USCG’s largest domestic ice breaking operation, encompassing Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, the St. Marys River, the Straits of Mackinac and the Georgian Bay.

A $20 billion Coast Guard shipbuilding program that has failed to put a cutter into service must have better oversight, watchdog says.

In remarks to U.S. service personnel at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Thanksgiving, President Trump claimed he personally altered the design of new Coast Guard cutters.

SUMAS, Wash. — Helicopter crews from the U.S. Coast Guard rescued people who were trapped in their homes as floodwaters reached 15 feet in parts of northern Whatcom County Thursday afternoon. Water from the Nooksack River overran the town of Sumas around 8 a.m., blocking most roads in and out.

A daring video captured by the United States Coast Guard showed the heroic rescue of a Celebrity Apex cruise ship passenger near Puerto Rico.