A Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617) small boat crew conducts an at-sea transfer of seized contraband with Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) in the Caribbean Sea, Aug. 16, 2025. The crew of Vigilant conducted a two-month, maritime border security patrol in the Windward Passage and Caribbean Sea to protect America’s maritime borders and counter illicit drug smuggling in the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)