Coast Guard commissions 2nd Fast Response Cutter at Port Everglades
MIAMI — The Coast Guard commissioned its second Sentinel Class cutter during a traditional ceremony at the Port Everglades Friday.
The 154-foot Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge is a Fast Response Cutter and will be able to deploy independently to conduct missions such as ports, waterways, and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal migrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national...
New Coast Guard cutter to arrive in Port Everglades
Miami – The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge, the Coast Guard’s second Sentinel Class patrol boat, will arrive to Port Everglades, Fla., Monday where it will officially be commissioned into service on Friday, Aug. 3.
The Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters are designed to conduct maritime drug interdiction, alien migrant interdiction, search and rescue, national defense, homeland security,...
Fast Response Cutter named after Coast Guard hero Richard Etheridge is launched
LOCKPORT, La. — The U.S. Coast Guard’s second, 154-foot Fast Response Cutter, the Richard Etheridge, was launched at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La., Thursday, marking a significant milestone in the Coast Guard’s acquisition of the Sentinel-class patrol boats.
While in the water, the cutter will undergo a series of tests and evaluations prior to its planned delivery early next year. The...
First African-American Life Saving Service station keeper honored with statue
MANTEO, N.C. – The town of Manteo honored life saver and civil rights hero Richard Etheridge with a bronze statue which was unveiled Saturday on Roanoke Island.
