USCG's cutter returns home after 86-day patrol in Atlantic Ocean

The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its cutter Seneca returned to its homeport in Boston Saturday after an 86-day patrol in the northern Atlantic Ocean.

During the patrol, Seneca’s crew responded to four search and rescue cases. One notable case involved a disabled fishing boat taking on water 100 miles off shore during blizard conditions. The crew rescued four fishermen and put the fishing boat in tow. The tow was later transferred to a 47-foot motor lifeboat crew from Station Rockland, Maine for escort to shore.

Seneca boarding teams completed 31 living marine resource boardings to ensure safety and environmental regulations are being followed. The Coast Guard is the primary agency for at-sea enforcement of federal laws concerning our Nation’s valuable aquatic food resources.