Cutter Bear returns home after 74-day deployment

The Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) approaches the pier in Portsmouth, Virginia, Monday. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brandon Hillard)
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) returned to their homeport in Portsmouth Tuesday, after a 74-day patrol in the northern regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
During the deployment, Bear sailed more than 10,000...