December 22, 2020 - U.S. Coast
Guard Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) departs port in 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. This patrol
is the cutter’s initial shakedown cruise following its
delivery in November 2020.