Cutter Kimball Returns Home from Expeditionary Patrol in the Pacific

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) underway in the Pacific, April 4, 2021. The Kimball was conducting an expeditionary patrol supporting Operation Blue Pacific, Op Rai Balang, and Op Aloha Shield. U.S. COAST GUARD
April 16, 2021
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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) returned to Honolulu April 9 after completing an expeditionary patrol supporting Operation Blue Pacific, Operation Rai Balang and Operation Aloha Shield in the Pacific, the Coast Guard 14th District said in an April 9 release.  During the 82-day patrol, the cutter’s crew worked closely with partners and allied nations on numerous missions ranging from search and rescue to the prevention of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUU)...

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Pacific fisheries
commercial fisheries
IUU
monitoring and surveillance
Hawaii
united states