Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following 68-day Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in Oceania
Crew members aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) conduct single-point davit launch and recovery training while underway near Apia, Samoa, July 17, 2024. During their 68-day patrol in the South Pacific, the Harriet Lane crew traveled more than 13,400 nautical miles, made port calls in Tonga, American Samoa, the Cook Islands, and French Polynesia, and worked alongside Pacific Island partners to combat illegal fishing activities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Harriet Lane)