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June 28, 2010

By Bill Sizemore
The Virginian-Pilot
© June 28, 2010

The Coast Guard cutter Legare is scheduled to return to Portsmouth at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Crew size: 99 Coast Guardsmen

Leader: Cmdr. Kevin Carroll

Location of deployment: Mid-Atlantic Ocean

Deployed: May 28

Returning: Tuesday

Highlights: The Portsmouth-based Coast Guard cutter Legare was deployed in support of Operation Ocean Hunter, a mission to enforce fishery laws and regulations.
The Legare’s crew boarded and inspected 25 fishing vessels off the coasts of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and North Carolina during the 33-day cruise.