Peter Gautier, who commands the 11th Coast Guard District. “This ship and the three other Fast Response Cutters bound for California will help strengthen our security and emergency response capabilities in the Pacific Southwest,” Rear Adm. The cutters will operate throughout the 11th Coast Guard District, which covers California and the international waters off Mexico and Central America. The Coast Guard plans to homeport three more fast response cutters at the base, located on Terminal Island in San Pedro, and each will be commissioned into service by next summer. It’s latest in the Sentinel-class of fast response cutters that are replacing the aging, 110-foot, Island-class patrol boats as part of the Coast Guard’s fleet modernization initiative. The 154-foot Forrest Rednour will be commissioned into the service in the fall. This crew will do a phenomenal job of serving the people of California by keeping the coasts, harbors and shipping channels safe and secure.” “We are absolutely humbled to bring this cutter to life and the Coast Guard could not have selected a better crew to honor Forrest Rednour. Graham Sherman, Forrest Rednour’s commanding officer, said in an 11th Coast Guard District news release. “We are excited and honored to bring the Forrest Rednour to her new homeport in San Pedro,” Lt. The Coast Guard’s fast response cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129) arrived Saturday at its new California home, marking the first of four of the multi-mission cutters to be homeported at Coast Guard Base Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif. Coast Guard cutter Forrest Rednour (WPC-1129).
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