PORT ANGELES — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active and its 75 crew members has returned home to Port Angeles after a 46-day deployment off the coast of Central America.
During the deployment, the Active conducted drug interdiction operations which resulted in the seizure of 4,200 kilograms of cocaine, valued at $159 million.
According to a press release, the Active was augmented with additional personnel from the Coast Guard’s Pacific Area Tactical Law Enforcement Team from San Diego, Calif., and an armed MH-65 Dolphin from the Helicopter Interdiction Squadron in Jacksonville, Fla.
USCGC Active is a 210-foot Reliance class medium endurance cutter launched at Sturgeon Bay, Wisc., in 1965.
The Coast Guard has had a cutter named Active in service since 1791; the current vessel, designated WMEC 618, is the eighth cutter to bear the name.
