A crew member maintains a lookout watch from the Coast Guard Cutter Alert (WMEC 630) during detainee transfers with the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer (WMEC 905) off the coast of Puerto Rico, Aug. 11, 2025. During their patrol, Alert’s crew conducted 10 transfers of illicit contraband and detainees in under two weeks. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Ensign Nicholas Reeser)