Coast Guard cutter returns to Florida after escorting recently seized motor tanker

AT SEA

01.07.2026

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class John Miller 

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant (WMEC 617), right, sails in the Western Atlantic Ocean while escorting a motor tanker after a right of visit boarding, Jan. 7, 2026. Vigilant escorted the motor tanker, which was seized by a Coast Guard tactical boarding team with support from the Department of War, for operating as a vessel without nationality in the Caribbean Sea. (U.S. Navy Photo)

• Date Taken: 01.07.2026
• Date Posted: 01.20.2026 10:51
• Photo ID: 9484639
• VIRIN: 260107-N-VA505-1027
• Resolution: 5971x3359
• Size: 1.55 MB
• Location: AT SEA