USCGC DILIGENCE

USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC-616) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter commissioned in 1964. As the sixth cutter to bear the name "Diligence," she has served in a variety of missions, including search and rescue, law enforcement, drug interdiction, and migrant operations primarily in the Caribbean and Atlantic regions. Over her decades of service, DILIGENCE has played a critical role in interdicting illegal narcotics and rescuing those in distress at sea. Homeported in Wilmington, North Carolina, she remains an essential asset to the Coast Guard’s mission of maritime safety and security.