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unclecaveman1 t1_iwgknin wrote

Reply to comment by Jim_from_GA in Navy, Coast Guard stop ship with 180 tons of Iranian explosive materials by millennium-wisdom

The US Coast Guard is the maritime policing wing of US military. It acts under the control of the Navy when matters of war are considered. As this supposedly involves an ongoing conflict, I imagine they had jurisdiction in that area. In peacetime the Coast Guard acts under the DHS so it would have nothing to do with waters in the Gulf of Yemen.

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reflUX_cAtalyst t1_iwgnstd wrote

They are under DHS completely now. They separated from the Navy entirely in 2003. The US Coast Guard is not controlled by the Department of Defense at all.

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unclecaveman1 t1_iwgok2l wrote

Tell that to the Coast Guard, I don’t think they know.

https://www.gocoastguard.com/about-the-coast-guard/learn-the-history

“In times of peace, the Coast Guard operates as part of the Department of Homeland Security, enforcing the nation's laws at sea, protecting the marine environment, guarding the nation's vast coastline and ports, and performing vital life saving missions. In times of war, or at the direction of the President, the Coast Guard serves under the Department of the Navy, defending the nation against terrorism and foreign threats.”

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Curbside_Hero t1_iwguf1y wrote

While that is true, this is not one of those times where the CG is operating under the Navy. That has not happened since WWII.

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Inappropriateangel t1_iwi78pr wrote

If you scroll down like 2 inches on that link, it actually has a timeline of which departments the coast guard was under at what time with dates and states that the coast guard is now fully under Homeland security now.

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SmokeyUnicycle t1_iwgngh0 wrote

It is also a law enforcement agency so it has the responsibility of enforcing things like maritime sanctions.

I'm not sure under which capacity it's operating under but I don't really think it matters

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