Philippine and Taiwanese Coast Guard officials met in Manila this week to discuss potential maritime security cooperation activities.

Five people were saved after a boat sank early Friday morning, approximately 28 miles west of Egmont Key, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Video footage shared by the Department of Homeland Security shows Coast Guard personnel, including a sniper from the Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON), using disabling fire against a go-fast vessel during the mission, which was part of Operation Pacific Viper.

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.

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

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)

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 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.

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