Coast Guard Cutter Orcas decommissioned after 35 years of service in Coos Bay, Oregon

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Coast Guard Cutter Orcas decommissioned after 35 years of service in Coos Bay, Oregon
04/23/2024 08:21 PM EDT

COOS BAY, Ore. – The Coast Guard decommissioned the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Orcas (WPB1327) during a ceremony, Tuesday. Rear Adm. Charles Fosse, the commander of the Thirteenth Coast Guard District, presided over the ceremony honoring the 35 years of service Orcas and its crews provided to the nation.
The crew of the USCGC Orcas holds a decommissioning ceremony for the cutter in Coos Bay, Oregon, Apr. 23, 2024. Orcas was commissioned in 1989 and spent all 35 years of its service in Coos Bay. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class William Kirk)