Search and rescue is a '' Monomoy '' core competency . For rescuing the crew of the fishing vessel '' True Life '' , the crew of '' Monomoy '' was awarded a Coast Guard Unit Commendation . Another was awarded for the ship 's assistance in wreckage recovery after the TWA Flight 800 disaster in 1996 . Between 1994 and 1996 , '' Monomoy '' participated in Operation Able Manner , which resulted in the rescue of 71 migrants in the Caribbean whose vessels were foundering , and for which the ship was awarded a Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
USCGC Monomoy (WPB-1326)