The Coast Guard said it has seized more than 150,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, including a record-breaking bust earlier this month.

The U.S. military has seized an oil tanker off of Venezuela's coast, President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday as his administration continues to escalate its military presence in the region.

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.

Video shows Coast Guard personnel using disabling fire against a go-fast vessel.

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

Operation Pacific Viper is a joint initiative between the Coast Guard and Navy to combat the influx of drugs into the U.S. (Credit: DHS)

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

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.

The CIAC moved Saturday’s Class SS state football championship game between Killingly and Hand from the Coast Guard Academy to Veterans Stadium in New Britain after people complained about not being able to get into the stadium to watch the game.

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