Coast Guard Cutter Waesche returns home following 90-day counter
The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) transits the Oakland Estuary as the crew navigates home to Coast Guard Base Alameda, California, March 31, 2023, following a 90-day counternarcotics deployment. Waesche’s crew interdicted two suspected drug-smuggling vessels while patrolling international waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in the seizure of approximately 881 pounds of cocaine and 9,500 pounds of marijuana. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi)