The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, August 1, 1995                TAG: 9508010283
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

COAST GUARD CUTTER RETURNS FROM CARIBBEAN

ILLUSTRATION: B\W photo by A.C. Bennett/USCG

The Portsmouth-based Coast Guard Cutter Northland returned to the

Coast Guard Support Center at 8 p.m. Monday after a six-week

deployment in the Caribbean and Yucatan Channel. The Northland, a

270-foot medium endurance cutter, carries a crew of 104. During the

deployment, the crew extended international relations by conducting

combined counter-narcotics operations with members of the Belizian

police force.

by CNB