Day 4: Coast Guard Interdicts Two Drug Boats - 2009 Video of the Year Nominee

Welcome to the Coast Guard Video of the Year contest. This is the third of 11 videos we will feature between now and Dec. 31, 2009. You can vote for this video by rating it with 1 to 5 stars right here on YouTube. We'll close the voting on January 8, 2010 and announce the winners soon after.

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Video: The simultaneous pursuit and interdiction off two drug smuggling boats 80 miles of the coast of Guatemala by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf.

Transcript:
CAPT John Prince: While on patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean in the dark of night we were alerted to the presence of four go-fast vessels. We launched our airborne-use-of-force helicopter. We also launched two small boats with boarding teams. The helicopter identified four go-fast vessels, executed disabling fire on two and were able to interdict four drug smugglers and disrupt nearly 5 tons of cocaine.

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[lauj87]

damn wasn't this the berthof's first patrol!? good job shipmates!