USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) arrive to homeport following Operation Southern Cross [Image 4 of 5]

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES

03.01.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Crew aboard the USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) pass under the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge while preparing to return to their homeport in North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 1, 2021. Many of the deck crew eagerly contacted family and friends in the lull between setting the special sea detail and pulling into port. Many Stone family were apart for as long as five months between accepting the cutter and conducting the first patrol. The Stone is the ninth of the Coast Guard's National Security Cutters, the largest and most technologically advanced class of cutter in the Coast Guard’s fleet. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hightower)

• Date Taken: 03.01.2021
• Date Posted: 03.03.2021 17:10
• Photo ID: 6541200
• VIRIN: 210301-G-GM914-142
• Resolution: 6048x4024
• Size: 4.12 MB
• Location: NORTH CHARLESTON, SC, US