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[–] MinorLeakage 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

I was scratching my head over the same thing. Portsmouth Virginia, to the Pacific Ocean. Seems like a long trip. The article semi-explains it:

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane was involved last month in a drug interdiction operation in the Pacific Ocean that led to the seizure of 5,000 pounds of cocaine, worth $69 million.

I am guessing this means there was an ongoing operation, which this vessel was taking part in, in the Pacific. However, it usually operates out of Virginia. I'm assuming it's like FBI agents from NY taking part in a large sting operation in TX. Otherwise I'm still confused.

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[–] 1Paydaddy 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

The Harriet Lane would have had to go thru the Caribbean and the Panama canal to end up in the Pacific. Vice is a Soros funded network. Shitpost or show more than some fags tossing duffle bags onto a rubber raft.

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[–] MinorLeakage ago 

I found a slightly more reliable source, but not really more info:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/narco-sub-cocaine-coast-guard-5000-pounds

I'm guessing these vessels may stay out at sea for some time, and part of their mission takes them through Panama and the Pacific. I found something that says as much:

The Coast Guard provided varying levels of resources for drug interdiction operations in the “transit zone”—the area from South America through the Caribbean Sea and the eastern Pacific Ocean that is used to transport illicit drugs to the United States

https://www.gao.gov/mobile/products/GAO-14-527

It still seems odd to me, but maybe it's just because I'm not really sure what the average coast guard cutter is up to on a daily basis.