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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Commissions Sixth Fast Response Cutter

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

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Coast Guard Commissions Sixth Fast Response Cutter

The Coast Guard has commissioned its sixth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) into service, the Paul Clark, which is the sixth and final FRC to be home ported in Miami. Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark Photo: Coast Guard The Sentinel-class cutter Paul Clark will provide support operations in the Seventh Coast Guard District, which comprises 1.8 million nautical miles of ocean ranging from the South Carolina coast to the Caribbean. Commissioning of the Clark follows the recent delivery of the seventh FRC,…

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