Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $18 million interdicted in Caribbean Sea
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) works alongside Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton (WPC 1108) during a transfer of rescued migrants, Oct. 8, 2024, while underway in the Cay Sal Bank region. Vigilant's crew conducted a 54-day patrol in the Florida Straits and Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Evan Tellado.)