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Senate Appropriators Support Additional NSC For Coast Guard But Don’t Fund It

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Senate Appropriators Support Additional NSC For Coast Guard But Don’t Fund It
The fiscal year 2020 defense dill directs the establishment of at least one strategic port in the Arctic to help enable operations by Navy and Coast Guard ships, including the National Security Cutter. Shown here is the James, the fifth NSC, after interdicting a low profile vessel carrying cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Oct. 22, 2018. Photo: Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Murray

The Senate Appropriations Committee says one more high-endurance cutter would be a big help to the Coast Guard in carrying out its missions on open ocean where it typically seizes tons of illegal drugs that are ultimately destined for the U.S. However, while the committee in the past led the charge to increase the purchase of National Security Cutters (NSCs) from the original plan to buy eight of the vessels to the currently funded 11, it didn’t provide any funding…

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