USCGC ''Marlin'' is the fourth coastal

patrol boat A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval ship, naval vessel generally designed for Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defence, Border control, border security, or law ...

. Her home port is

Boston, Massachusetts Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

. In 2010 ''Marlin'' was assigned to help clean up oil from the

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. In 2013 ''Marlin'' searched for David Lashley, a Florida resident whose boat broke down off

Cedar Key Cedar Key is a city in Levy County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 687, down from 702 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The Cedar Keys are a cluster of ...

. On November 3, 2015, the ''Marlin'' and participated in the interception and repatriation of 85 individuals who tried to flee Cuba, by sea.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marlin(WPB-87304) Ships of the United States Coast Guard Patrol vessels of the United States Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boats Marina del Rey, California Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana