USCGC Adak (WPB-1333) was a United States Coast Guard cutter that received her name from Adak Island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Built at Bollinger Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, Adak was placed in commission on 18 August 1989 in New Jersey and decommissioned on 30 June 2021 in Manama, Bahrain after almost 32 years of service. Service history Adak was originally stationed in Sandy Hook, New Jersey. Before Adaks commissioning ceremony in August 1989 in New Jersey, however, Adak had already completed six maritime rescues. After stopping F/V Hunter off the coast of New York in 1991, Adaks boarding team found of cocaine worth over $861 million at the time. This was the third largest cocaine bust up to that date. On the evening of September 18th 1992, Adak rescued a missing diver off the coast of Shinnecock, Long Island. During her search for the missing diver from dive boat Captain Midnight, the crew saw a dim light, which upon investigation turned out to be the flashlight of the missing diver. The diver had been lost for five hours at that point. In August 1994, Adak took part in Operation Able Vigil, an effort made up of over 50 U.S. Coast Guard cutters and Navy ships, and many other varied assets, making up the largest Coast Guard led naval operation since World War II. From August 19th to September 23rd 1994, Operation Able Vigil forces rescued over 29,000 Cuban migrants from unsafe rafts and makeshift craft. For her part in the operation Adak earned the Coast Guard Unit Commendation. In April 1996, while on patrol off Puerto Rico, Adak rescued 118 Dominican Republic migrants from two dangerously overloaded and unseaworthy boats. Adak was witness to the crash of TWA Flight 800 off the coast of Long Island, New York, on July 17th 1996. The cutter was only away when the crash occurred and immediately headed to the scene. Adak served as the On-Scene Commander for almost 100 rescue craft for the first eight hours of the search and recovery effort. For her actions responding to the TWA Flight 800 crash Adak received the Coast Guard Unit Commendation. During Adaks stateside service she conducted many successful fisheries patrols, enforcing maritime laws and treaties, and ensuring the safety of fishermen. In August 1999, she received the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for her work from June 1997 to June 1999, doing