Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence peer intently for any suspicious activities or vessels as they perform homeland security and alien and illegal drug patrols. The Diligence is homeported in Wilmington, N.C., but also supports Coast Guard District Seven in alien migrant and durg interdiction operations. In an average year, the Coast Guard interdicts 2,500 undocumented migrants attempting to illegally enter the country. US Coast Guard Art Program 2009 Collection, Ob ID # 200914, "Always vigilant," James Consor, oil, 18 x 36
