In January 2008 , '' Oak '' rescued a disabled sailing vessel off the coast of St. Croix , U.S. Virgin Islands . During the 2009 presidential inauguration of Barack Obama , '' Oak '' was designated as the lead waterside security asset utilizing the crew 's law enforcement training , the cutter 's communications suite and her icebreaking capabilities on the Potomac River . '' Oak '' was involved in Operation Unified Response following the 2010 Haiti earthquake , primarily to clear debris from and repair Port international de Port-au-Prince , the damaged seaport in Port-au-Prince . She was dispatched immediately following the quake , stopping in Miami , Florida on the way to stock with relief supplies . The vessel arrived on 17 January 2010 , about six days after the disaster struck . She and the Navy salvage ship USNS '' Grasp '' were tasked with returning the wharves to operation . '' Oak '' left Naval Air Station Pensacola on 4 May 2010 loaded with oil spill recovery equipment bound for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico where she assisted in clean-up efforts . In July and August 2011 '' Oak '' successfully used her side-scanning sonar to locate a self-propelled , semi-submersible vessel ( SPSS ) that had been sunk during a drug interdiction conducted by . A Federal Bureau of Investigation dive team aboard '' Oak '' retrieved the cocaine cargo of the SPSS and '' Oak '' crew members loaded seven metric tons worth approximately 180 million onto her buoy deck . '' Oak '' has assisted in clearing waterways and repaired ATON impacted by hurricanes Isabel , Katrina , Charley , Jeanne , and Frances
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Deepwater Horizon oil spill
USCGC Oak (WLB-211)