U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home following 85-day Bearing Sea patrol

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 11/02/2023 05:30 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball returns home following 85-day Bearing Sea patrol
11/02/2023 05:06 PM EDT

HONOLULU – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned home to Honolulu, Wednesday, after an 85-day multi-mission patrol covering 14,000 nautical miles spanning from the Hawaiian Islands to north of the Arctic Circle. The crew provided search-and-rescue coverage and conducted living marine resources (LMR) and counter Illegal Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing operations during the patrol following their actions responding to the Maui wildfires.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) crewmember Ensign Phil Rogers relays hand signals to an aircrew while conducting flight operations near Cold Bay, Alaska with a HH-60 Jayhawk from Air Station Kodiak, Oct. 12, 2023. To ensure crew preparation and proficiency, Kimball conducted numerous flight operations with MH-65 Dolphin and HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters and aircrews from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, resulting in the qualification of eight pilots and recertification of Kimball's crew. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Reese Sipos.