Brazil and the United States Partner to Combat Illegal Fishing as USCGC Stone arrives in Rio de Janeiro

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/07/2023 05:15 PM EST

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Brazil and the United States Partner to Combat Illegal Fishing as USCGC Stone arrives in Rio de Janeiro
03/07/2023 04:26 PM EST

RIO DE JANEIRO — USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) arrived in the port of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for a scheduled visit, Tuesday. The visit is Stone’s second stop in Brazil as the cutter continues its multi-mission deployment in the South Atlantic Ocean, exhibiting the U.S. Coast Guard’s partnership with Brazil and strengthening the interoperability of the two nations’ maritime forces to counter illicit maritime activity and promote maritime sovereignty throughout the region.
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