Coast Guard cutter Rush returns from 2-month patrol in southwest Pacific
The Coast Guard cutter Rush has returned to its Honolulu base after a two-month patrol in the southwest Pacific.
The Rush’s personnel and an aircrew from Air Station Barbers Point helped enforce “Fight for Fish,” a Coast Guard campaign to protect fish stocks and deter illegal fishing.
According to the Coast Guard, the crews conducted patrols throughout various island nations in the region, including the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and the Cook Islands.
They conducted 38 boardings and patrolled six remote U.S. exclusive economic zones. As a result of the boardings, 14 vessels were found to be in violation of applicable regulations and one ship’s trip was terminated due to unsafe conditions.