Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast conducts counternarcotics patrol in
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast’s (WMEC 623) crew stands in formation with 1,500 kilograms of cocaine valued at $37.5 million seized from suspected smugglers while patrolling the Eastern Pacific Ocean, March 4, 2023. Steadfast and crew returned to their Astoria, Oregon, homeport, March 14, 2023, following a 69-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. U.S Coast Guard photo by Lt. j.g. Geoffrey DeLorie.