USCGC Vigilant’s crew returns home following 28-day Florida Straits patrol

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/25/2023 11:00 AM EST

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USCGC Vigilant’s crew returns home following 28-day Florida Straits patrol
02/25/2023 09:42 AM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crew of the USCGC Vigilant (WMEC 617) returned to their home port in Cape Canaveral Saturday following a 28-day patrol in the Florida Straits. Patrolling in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast and Operation Vigilant Sentry in the Seventh Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility, Vigilant’s crew conducted maritime safety and security missions while working to detect, deter and intercept unsafe and illegal migrant ventures bound for the United States.
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Greyson Collins, a crew member assigned to USCGC Vigilant (WMEC 617), searches for migrant vessels or vessels in distress throughout the Florida Straits Feb. 7, 2023. Vigilant is on a patrol in support of Operation Vigilant Sentry in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Serheni’te Johnson)

 

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