A United States Coast Guard (USCG) vessel – USCGC Stone, has embarked from its base in Pascagoula, Mississippi on a multi-month deployment to the South Atlantic with countering illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, as part of its mission.
According to a USCG release on Tuesday, the brand new Legend-class national security cutter, one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s flagships, will provide a presence and support national security objectives throughout the Atlantic under the umbrella of Operation Southern Cross.
This is the service’s first patrol to South America in recent memory, and will engage regional partners, including Guyana, Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.