Coast Guard Cutter Midgett interdicts a 35-foot self-propelled semi-submersible vessel (SPSS) carrying approximately 6,000 kilograms of cocaine on Jan. 20, 2011. The SPSS was located 335-miles off the coast of Costa Rica. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Coast Guard Cutter Midgett.
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