Coast Guard cutter Boutwell returns from final patrol

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150416-N-UL721-047 SAN DIEGO (April 16, 2015) Senior officials including Vice Adm. Kenny Floyd, commander, U.S. Navy 3rd Fleet; Vice Adm. Charles Michel, U.S. Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations; Rear Adm. W.S. Truelove, commander, Royal Canadian Navy Maritime Pacific; Ms. Laura Duffy, U.S. Attorney Southern District California; and Mr. Lothar Eckardt, executive director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Air and Marine, National Air Security Operations hold a press conference alongside the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell (WHEC 719), which pulled into Naval Base San Diego with more than 28,000 pounds of cocaine worth over $424 million seized in 19 separate interdictions. Joint, interagency and international relationships strengthen U.S. Third Fleet’s ability to respond to crises and protect the collective maritime interests of the U.S. and its allies and partners. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Corey T. Jones/Released)

SAN DIEGO — The cutter Boutwell has returned to San Diego from its final scheduled patrol for the U.S. Coast Guard after 47 years in service.

The Boutwell arrived back at Naval Base San Diego on Wednesday following a 41-day deployment to the Bering Sea.

The 378-foot high-endurance cutter will be decommissioned next year and then will be sold to the Philippines.

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