Image Credits: USCG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk has returned to its homeport in Key West after completing a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, during which it escorted two sanctioned oil tankers seized in enforcement actions.<\/p>\n
The patrol was conducted in support of Operation Southern Spear and involved cooperation with Department of War and Department of Homeland Security assets, along with other Coast Guard units.<\/p>\n
During the deployment, Mohawk\u2019s crew supported the boarding and escort of two vessels accused of violating international sanctions through the illicit trade of crude oil.<\/p>\n
The two escort operations lasted a combined 17 days and covered approximately 2,700 nautical miles.<\/p>\n
The first case began on 20 December, when a Coast Guard tactical law enforcement team, supported by the Department of War, intercepted and boarded the Panamanian-flagged motor tanker Centuries.<\/p>\n
Following the boarding, Mohawk escorted the vessel from the Caribbean Sea to the Gulf of America.<\/p>\n
The tanker later moored for further disposition in coordination with its flag state. Separate information indicated that the vessel transited to an anchorage off Galveston, where it remains.<\/p>\n
A second operation followed on 15 January, when a Coast Guard tactical team with Department of War support intercepted and seized the Venezuelan-linked Aframax motor tanker Veronica (Galileo, IMO 9256860). Mohawk was tasked to return to the Caribbean Sea to conduct escort duties.<\/p>\n
After a boarding by a joint warfare team, the cutter accompanied the tanker to a secure anchorage in the Caribbean Sea. Additional details stated that the vessel later transited to an anchorage off Puerto Rico under escort.<\/p>\n
Reference: USCG<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \t
\n
<\/BR>
\n MI News Network
\n \t
\n
<\/BR>
\nGo to marine insight<\/a>
\n \t
\n
<\/BR><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"US Coast Guard Cutter Returns After 60 Days At Sea, Escorts Two Sanctioned Oil Tankers Image Credits: USCG The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk has returned to its homeport in Key West after completing a 60-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, during which it escorted two sanctioned oil […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194,196],"tags":[197],"class_list":["post-25098","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-marine-insight","category-shipping-news","tag-marine-insight"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25098"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25098\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/krogragg.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
![\"US](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USCG-Cutter-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150&ssl=1\")
<\/p>\n![\"USCG](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.marineinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/USCG-Cutter.jpg?resize=1200%2C628\")