The US Coast Guard has received its 59th Sentinel-class fast response cutter from Bollinger Shipyards in Florida. This delivery is part of a 2008 initiative to modernize the fleet by phasing out older patrol boats, such as the Island-class ships in service since the 1980s. Named USCGC Earl Cunningham (WPC-1159), the vessel is the second of three Sentinel-class cutters assigned to Kodiak.
