''USCGC Cape Upright'' was
United States Coast Guard steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or
Cape class.
Service
* 1953: From here stationed at
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk ( ) is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1705, it had a population of 238,005 at the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in Virginia after neighboring Virginia Be ...
, to 1960 and was used for law enforcement (LE) and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.
* 1961: From here to 1969, stationed at
Southport, North Carolina
Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. Its population was 3,828 as of the 2018 census. The mayor is Joseph P. Hatem.
Southport is the location of the North Carolina Fourth of ...
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,
medevaced 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
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
* 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
Lebanon under the
Military Assistance Program.
* 1976-1977: underwent major renovation at the
Coast Guard Yard,
Curtis Bay, Maryland.
* 1978 to 1989: was stationed at
Savannah, Georgia, and was used for LE and SAR operations.
* 10 September 1982: helped seize ''M/V Mont Boron'', which was suspected of drug smuggling off
Florida.
* 28 November 1982: seized the
Cayman Island vessel ''Largo Izabel'' carrying 30 tons of marijuana after stopping her with gunfire.
* 18 November 1986: seized a speedboat in the
Straits of Florida with marijuana on board.
* 21 November 1986: seized ''M/V Don Yeyo'' 120 miles east of
Miami, Florida, carrying 12 tons of marijuana.
Transfer
''Cape Upright'' was transferred to
The Bahamas 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
Clifton may refer to:
People
*Clifton (surname)
*Clifton (given name)
Places
Australia
* Clifton, Queensland, a town
**Shire of Clifton
*Clifton, New South Wales, a suburb of Wollongong
*Clifton, Western Australia
Canada
* Clifton, Nova Scoti ...
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References
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Cape-class cutters of the Royal Bahamas Defence Force
Ships sunk as artificial reefs
Maritime incidents in 1997
Ships built by the United States Coast Guard Yard
Shipwrecks of the Bahamas