14th Fast Response Cutter Delivered To Coast Guard; Vessel To Be Based In Puerto Rico

The U.S. Coast Guard has taken delivery of another Sentinel-class fast response cutter.

The Heriberto Hernandez, the 14th cutter in the class, was handed over on July 30 in Key West, Fla.

The Hernandez will be the second Sentinel-class cutter to be stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she will be commissioned in October.

The cutter honors Heriberto Hernandez, who served as a fireman aboard the cutter Point Cypress during Operation Market Time in the Vietnam War. He was...