DATE: April 2, 2009 3:19:31 PM EDT

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Photo Release

Date: April 2, 2009

Contact:
Sector San Juan Public Affairs
Ricardo Castrodad
787-510-7923

**Photo Release** Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark visits St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

 

Reef Shark Underway


Reef Shark Moored

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands - The Coast Guard Cutter Reef Shark, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico, visits the island of St. Thomas while on its maiden voyage Wednesday, April 2, 2009.  The Reef Shark is the final 87-foot patrol boat commissioned for service in the Coast Guard and will be responsible for conducting search and rescue, law enforcement, maritime safety, and homeland defense operations throughout the Caribbean Sea. (Coast Guard photos/Ricardo Castrodad)

 

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