The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward (WMEC-911) interdicts a suspected drug smuggling vessel approximately 242 miles southeast of Galapagos Islands, Ecuador Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 with approximately 1,768 pounds of cocaine hidden under the deck of the vessel. The cutter crew also interdicted one suspected drug smuggler. U.S. Coast Guard photo illustration by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lally