Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Coast Guard Cutter Thetis boat crew members rescue a sea turtle from entanglement in bales of cocaine adrift in the Eastern Pacific, Nov. 19, 2017.
They saw significant chaffing from the lines on his neck and flippers.
The rescue was conducted during the cutter crew's 68-day law enforcement patrol.
The cutter Thetis crew worked alongside the Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team, an aviation detachment from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron and a Royal Canadian Navy maritime coastal defense vessel in support of Operation Martillo seizing 6,755 kilograms of cocaine and 14 pounds of marijuana during eight separate interdictions that resulted in the apprehension of 24 suspected smugglers
Coast Guard Cutter Thetis boat crew members rescue a sea turtle from entanglement in bales of cocaine adrift in the Eastern Pacific, Nov. 19, 2017.
They saw significant chaffing from the lines on his neck and flippers.
The rescue was conducted during the cutter crew's 68-day law enforcement patrol.
The cutter Thetis crew worked alongside the Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team, an aviation detachment from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron and a Royal Canadian Navy maritime coastal defense vessel in support of Operation Martillo seizing 6,755 kilograms of cocaine and 14 pounds of marijuana during eight separate interdictions that resulted in the apprehension of 24 suspected smugglers
