Coast Guard Cutter Returns to California Following 110-Day Arctic Deployment
The crew of Coast Guard cutter Stratton returned to its Alameda, Calif. homeport in November after completing a 110-day fishery operations-related patrol in the Arctic Ocean, Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea.
The Stratton departed Alameda in July and patrolled the Alaskan Inside Passage to Juneau, Alaska, throughout the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea and into the Arctic Ocean. The crew supported U.S. strategic interests in the high latitudes and ensured the safety and compliance of domestic fishery operators.
This was the Stratton’s second 110-day Alaska patrol in 2024, according to the Guard.
During the patrol, the Stratton conducted 20 boardings of commercial fishing vessels and foreign trans-shipment vessels enforcing safety and fishing regulations.
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