MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home after 59 days

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/31/2018 08:36 PM EST

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Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home after 59 days

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 to their homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean. The crew of the Resolute, a 210-foot Reliance class cutter, transited over 9,000 patrol miles enforcing counter narcotics laws, deterring illegal migration and conducting search and rescue in support. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse) Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute are greeted Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at their homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean. The crew of the Resolute, a 210-foot Reliance class cutter, transited over 9,000 patrol miles enforcing counter narcotics laws, deterring illegal migration and conducting search and rescue in support. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse) A crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute is greeted Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 at his homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean. The crew of the Resolute, a 210-foot Reliance class cutter, transited over 9,000 patrol miles enforcing counter narcotics laws, deterring illegal migration and conducting search and rescue in support. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse) Family and friends greet the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute as they return home Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 to their homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean. The crew of the Resolute, a 210-foot Reliance class cutter, transited over 9,000 patrol miles enforcing counter narcotics laws, deterring illegal migration and conducting search and rescue in support. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse) Two crew members from the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute shake hands with a student from the Ocho Rios Primary School while aboard the Cutter Resolute, in St. Ann, Jamaica, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. The tour provided an opportunity for Jamaican youth to learn not only about the U.S. Coast Guard, but also to see aspects of sea-going life first-hand. U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returned home Monday to St. Petersburg following a 59-day patrol.

Resolute crew members patrolled more than 9,000 miles providing a law enforcement presence in the Caribbean Ocean in the vicinity of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico while deterring illegal migrant departures and playing a role in several Coast Guard operations. 

“After spending the holidays deployed, Resolute crew members are ready to be home with family and friends to celebrate the new year," said Cmdr. Roy R. Brubaker, commanding officer of the Resolute. “As always, the crew performed remarkably well amidst challenging weather conditions and mission demands.”

During the patrol, the Resolute crew participated in a four-day operation targeting illicit flow of narcotics off the coast of Jamaica. At the conclusion of the operation, the Resolute crew transitioned to support Operation Unified Resolve and team with Coast Guard Sector San Juan crew members. Their joint efforts resulted in the interdiction of nine Dominican migrants attempting to illegally enter Puerto Rico. Crew members also patrolled the Windward Passage thus providing an overt presence and deterring illegal migration off the north coast of Haiti.

While conducting a port visit in Ocho Rios, Jamaica, Resolute crew members, and personnel of the U.S. Embassy Kingston Staff, hosted the Mayor Councillor Michael Belnavis along with 80 students from Ocho Rios Primary School. The tour provided an opportunity for Jamaican youth to learn about the Coast Guard and see aspects of sea-going life first-hand.

In the final days of patrol, the crew served as on-scene commander in a 37-hour search for a missing cruise ship crew member. Search crews saturated 105 square nautical miles, but unfortunately the crew member was not recovered. 

The Resolute is a 210-foot Reliance class cutter, homeported in St. Petersburg and has a crew of 78.

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