''USCGC Cape Upright'' was

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steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class.

Service

* 1953: From here stationed at

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, to 1960 and was used for law enforcement (LE) and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations. * 1961: From here to 1969, stationed at

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where she was again used for LE and participated in many SAR operations. ''Cape Upright'' participated in the recovery of a U.S. Navy seaman's body whose helicopter crashed off Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower in January 1967. Three crew members were recovered alive and another went down with the helicopter * 29 April 1969,

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ed a crewman from ''F/V Thalia''. * 28 July 1969: towed the disabled schooner ''Chauve Souris'' 19 miles west of Frying Pan Light Tower to Southport, NC. * 24 December 1969: towed the disabled ''F/V Dream One'' 45 miles east of

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. * 1970: From here to 1973, was stationed at Wrightsville Beach, NC, being used again for LE and SAR operations. * 31 July 1970, towed the disabled sailboat ''Pandora'' 35 miles southeast of Cape Fear to Wrightsville Beach. * 1974: From here to 1976, was held for transfer to

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under the

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. * 1976-1977: underwent major renovation at the

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. * 1978 to 1989: was stationed at

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, and was used for LE and SAR operations. * 10 September 1982: helped seize ''M/V Mont Boron'', which was suspected of drug smuggling off

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. * 28 November 1982: seized the

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vessel ''Largo Izabel'' carrying 30 tons of marijuana after stopping her with gunfire. * 18 November 1986: seized a speedboat in the

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with marijuana on board. * 21 November 1986: seized ''M/V Don Yeyo'' 120 miles east of

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, carrying 12 tons of marijuana.

Transfer

''Cape Upright'' was transferred to

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10 June 1989 and renamed ''David Tucker (P07)''.

Decommissioning

''David Tucker (P07)'' was decommissioned in 1996 and donated to be sunk as an artificial reef in 1997 as part of Nassau's artificial reef program. A popular dive spot; it is located along an area known as Clifton Wall.

References

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