Coast Guard cutter crew returns to Honolulu after joint operations across Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, prepares to participate in RIMPAC 2026

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/01/2026 07:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard cutter crew returns to Honolulu after joint operations across Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, prepares to participate in RIMPAC 2026
07/01/2026 06:07 PM EDT

HONOLULU — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to their Honolulu home port June 20 after sailing more than 20,000 nautical miles during a 73-day patrol in the Caribbean. Kimball’s crew departed Honolulu on April 8 and transited through the Panama Canal to support maritime interdiction operations in the Caribbean Sea and Florida Straits. The crew monitored activity and shadowed suspected dark fleet oil tankers operating in the region, working in coordination with Coast Guard District Southeast and U.S. Southern Command.
Legend-class national security cutter USCGC Kimball (WMSL 756) crew members interdict a go-fast vessel at sea resulting in the seizure of approximately 2,138 pounds of contraband, worth an estimated $10 million while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, June 7, 2026. Kimball's crew facilitated the transfer of contraband and suspected smugglers to Panama’s National Aeronaval Service (SENAN) for further disposition (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael Maust).