USCGC Valiant
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USCGC Valiant is a United States Coast Guard multi-mission medium endurance cutter in service since 1967 and in commission, special status since 17 June 2025. Valiant was most recently home ported in
USCGC Valiant (WMEC-621)
The Valiant docked in Miami.
Reza Baluchi
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Reza Baluchi is an Iranian athlete and activist living in the United States. Several times, he has attempted to travel long distances off the East Coast of the United States in a self-propelled water
USCGC Valiant
…the Valiant intercepted a hydro-pod, a watercraft resembling a giant floating hamster wheel, about 70 nautical miles east of Tybee Island, Georgia. Reza Baluchi, the crewman and motor of the hydro-pod, was en route to England. A boarding party from the Valiant approached the hydro-pod and warned Baluchi that…
Reza Baluchi in his water craft in 2016, with members of the US Coast Guard