Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $18 million interdicted in Caribbean Sea
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant's (WMEC 617) small boats pursue suspected drug smugglers, Nov. 6, 2024, while underway in the Caribbean Sea. Vigilant's crew conducted a 54-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Tellado.)