Coast Guard Cutter Eagle makes port call in Costa Rica

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/07/2025 02:45 PM EDT

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Coast Guard Cutter Eagle makes port call in Costa Rica
05/07/2025 02:13 PM EDT

For the first time since 2008, the U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) sailed to the West Coast, making its first-ever port visit to Puntarenas, Costa Rica, on April 27. The crew engaged with international partners and performed community service.
U.S. Coast Guard Barque Eagle (WIX 327) welcomed the Charge d' Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Costa Rica, the Costa Rica Minister of Public Security, the Commandant of the Costa Rican Coast Guard, and other dignitaries aboard as the ship sailed into port in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, April 27, 2025. Eagle is the largest tall ship flying the Stars and Stripes and the only active square-rigger in U.S. government service. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo by U.S. Embassy Costa Rica.)