Operation Southern Cross
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) departed from Pascagoula, Mississippi, just ahead of Christmas for a multi-month deployment to the South Atlantic, countering illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing strengthening relationships for maritime sovereignty and security throughout the region.
The brand new Legend-class national security cutter, one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s flagships, will provide a presence and support national security objectives throughout the Atlantic. This patrol is the... read more
The USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) departed from Pascagoula, Mississippi, just ahead of Christmas for a multi-month deployment to the South Atlantic, countering illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing strengthening relationships for maritime sovereignty and security throughout the region.
The brand new Legend-class national security cutter, one of the U.S. Coast Guard’s flagships, will provide a presence and support national security objectives throughout the Atlantic. This patrol is the cutter’s initial shakedown cruise following delivery in November.
This the service’s first patrol to the South Atlantic in recent memory and is being undertaken with support from Guyana, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, and Portugal. The cutter has embarked a shiprider from the Portuguese navy under a non-binding international agreement.
Operation Southern Cross is conducted in conjunction with U.S. Southern Command, charged with managing operations in central and South America by working collaboratively to ensure the Western Hemisphere is secure, free, and prosperous. show less
