Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant returns home following contraband offload worth an estimated $18 million interdicted in Caribbean Sea
Coast Guard Cutter Charles Sexton (WPC 1108), background, assists Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) with the rescue of 22 migrants, Oct. 8, 2024, who were stranded on a remote Bahamian island. 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.)