USCGC ''Robert Yered'' (WPC-1104) is a
cutter based in
Miami, Florida
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.
[ She was launched on November 23, 2012, and was commissioned on February 15, 2012.]Debbie Wasserman Schultz
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, the Congressional Representative
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for the district containing the vessel's base, met the ship when she arrived in Miami on January 27, 2013.[
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Design
Like her sister ships, she is equipped for coastal security patrols, interdiction of drug and people smugglers, and search and rescue
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Like the smaller she is equipped with a stern launching ramp.
The ramp allows the deployment and retrieval of her high speed water-jet powered pursuit boat without first coming to a stop. ''Robert Yered'' is capable of more than . She is armed with a remote controlled ]M242 Bushmaster
The M242 Bushmaster chain gun is a 25 mm (25×137mm) single-barrel chain-driven autocannon. It is used extensively by the U.S. military, such as in the Bradley fighting vehicle, as well as by other NATO members and some other nations in ground ...
autocannon and four crew-served Browning M2 machine gun
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Operational career
File:Container barge fire, via USCG, 2014-03-06.jpg , ''Robert Yered'' responded to a fire on barge full of containers on March 6, 2014.
File:USCG rescues boaters, 2018-12-07 (181207-G-TM873-2019).jpg , ''Robert Yered'' rescued boaters when their vessel burned 30 miles off Miami, 2018-12-07.[
File:Coast Guard interdicts 50 Haitian migrants 46 miles north of Cap-Haïtien (Image 1 of 2).jpg , A ''Robert Yered'' small boat crew approaches a 30-foot panga vessel with 50 Haitian migrants aboard approximately 46 miles north of Cap Haïtien, Haiti, May 20, 2019.
File:Coast Guard interdicts 50 Haitian migrants 46 miles north of Cap-Haïtien (Image 2 of 2).jpg , A ''Robert Yered'' small boat crew gives life jackets to 50 Haitian migrants approximately 46 miles north of Cap Haïtien, Haiti, May 20, 2019.
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On April 28, 2018, ''Robert Yered'', and another nearby vessel, rescued the five crewmembers of the fishing vessel ''La Bella''.][
The owners of the pleasurecraft ''Family Time'' reported a fire had been triggered in their engine room, at 3:20pm, December 7, 2018.][ They placed the distress call approximately off Miami Beach. They abandoned ship. ''Robert Yered'' was nearby, and was able to rescue all three survivors mere minutes after the distress call was placed.
On 20 May 2019, ''Robert Yered'' detected an overloaded 30-foot panga vessel and launched a smallboat crew to investigate. The smallboat crew then boarded the vessel and discovered 50 Haitian migrants, including 36 Haitian males and 14 Haitian females. ''Robert Yered'' crew safely embarked the migrants and then sank the unsafe vessel to prevent a hazard to navigation. The 50 migrants were then transferred to ]USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617)
USCGC ''Vigilant'' (WMEC-617) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She is the twelfth cutter to bear the name ''Vigilant'', dating back to 1790 when the original ''Vigilant'' was built for the United States Revenue-Marine. ...
, which subsequently repatriated the migrants back to Haiti.
Namesake
She is named after Engineman First Class Robert J. Yered
Robert James Yered was a United States Coast Guardsman who was awarded the Silver Star Medal for his actions during the Vietnam War.
Career
According to the ''Milford Daily News'', his local paper, Yered enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard at sevent ...
of the U.S. Coast Guard, who put out a fire on an ammunition barge while assigned with a U.S. Coast Guard Explosive Loading Detachment at Cat Lai, South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.[Kelley, p 5-95] Yered was awarded a Silver Star
The Silver Star Medal (SSM) is the United States Armed Forces' third-highest military decoration for valor in combat. The Silver Star Medal is awarded primarily to members of the United States Armed Forces for gallantry in action against an e ...
by the U.S. Army for his heroism.[
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Sentinel-class cutters
Ships of the United States Coast Guard
2012 ships
Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana