Oceania Maritime Security Initiative Patrol Conducts Enforcement Boardings
05 May 2021
From Commander, U.S. Third Fleet Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO - A U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement detachment embarked aboard a U.S. Navy littoral combat ship conducted maritime law enforcement boardings in the Western Pacific, April 29 and May 3.
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210503-N-NO842-1067 PACIFIC OCEAN (May 3, 2021) Members from U.S. Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment 106 embarked aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16) make their approach on an 11-meter rigid-hull inflatable boat to a foreign vessel during an Oceania Maritime Security Initiative (OMSI) boarding. The OMSI program is a Secretary of Defense program leveraging Department of Defense assets transiting the region to increase the Coast Guard's maritime domain awareness, ultimately supporting its maritime law enforcement operations in Oceania. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Jake D. Sampson)
The Coast Guard law enforcement detachment from the Pacific Tactical Law Enforcement Team, embarked aboard Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Tulsa (LCS 16), utilized an 11-meter Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat to conduct multiple high seas boardings and inspections in accordance with the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention’s (WCPFC) standard operating procedures.
Violations of the WCPFC Conservation and Management Measures are appropriately documented and reported.
https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2596024/oceania-maritime-security-initiative-patrol-conducts-enforcement-boardings/
