Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns to California following 3-month deployment

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 04/16/2026 05:15 PM EDT

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Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf returns to California following 3-month deployment
04/16/2026 04:54 PM EDT

ALAMEDA, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) returned to its home port in Alameda, Friday, after an 80-day counter-narcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Over the course of the deployment, Bertholf’s crew saved one life and interdicted more than half a million dollars’ worth of cocaine.
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) conducts nighttime cutter boat operations as a part of Operation PACIFIC VIPER in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 16, 2026. Cutter boats are essential to the counter narcotics operations, extending the reach of Bertholf by delivering Law Enforcement teams at high speeds to intercept suspected narco-trafficking vessels in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Coast Guard Courtesy photo)