Coast Guard Cutter Munro Wraps Up Arctic Patrol After Tracking Chinese Research Ships

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro has returned to its homeport in Alameda, California, following a 112-day patrol across the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean that included monitoring Chinese research vessels, conducting joint exercises with Canadian forces and enforcing U.S. fisheries laws.

The 418-foot national security cutter covered more than 23,000 nautical miles during the deployment, part of a broader effort to maintain a U.S. presence in the Arctic as Chinese and Russian activity draws increasing attention from Washington.

Operating under the Coast Guard Arctic District, Munro monitored three Chinese-flagged research vessels operating in and around U.S. Arctic waters under Operation