Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home following 68-day Operation Blue Pacific Patrol in Oceania
Samoan shipriders and a law enforcement team from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) prepare to board a foreign-flagged fishing vessel in Samoa’s exclusive economic zone July 14, 2024. Through bilateral maritime law enforcement agreements, the Coast Guard provides a platform for partner nations to enforce domestic and international laws within territorial seas and the far reaches of their EEZs. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter Harriet Lane)