A U.S. Coast Guard boat crew assigned to the fast response cutter USCGC William Hart (WPC 1134) and a Cook Islands Ministry of Marine Resources officer transit away from a commercial fishing vessel offshore the Cook Islands Feb. 16, 2026. The crew of the William Hart is deployed in support of Operation Blue Pacific and exercised bilateral maritime law enforcement agreements with Samoa and Cook Islands. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Cutter William Hart)