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'''USCGC ''Sea Otter'' (WPB-87362)''' is the 61st cutter in the [[United States Coast Guard]]'s successful {{sclass2|Marine Protector|patrol boat|4}}.

==Design==

The {{convert|87|ft|m|adj=on}} ''Sea Otter'' incorporates several features not present in the Coast Guard's earlier cutters.<ref name=FlynnSmallCutters/><ref name=Uscg2009-12-15/>  The class are equipped with a [[stern launching ramp]], that allows the vessel to deploy or retrieve it waterjet propelled pursuit boat, without having to stop.  The Coast Guard had a new initiative, when the class was designed, that all its cutters, even the smallest, like the Marine Protector, should be able to accommodate mixed sex crews.

She [[Displacement (ship)|displaces]] approximately {{convert|90|LT|t}}, and her top speed is approximately {{convert|24|knots|kph}}.<ref name=FlynnSmallCutters/><ref name=Uscg2009-12-15/>  The class is designed for missions lasting up to three days.  Marine Protector cutters are lightly armed, with all but the four owned by the [[US Navy]] mounting a main armament of a pair of crew-served [[fifty caliber Browning machine guns]], on either side of their foredecks.

Cutters like ''Sea Otter'' are assigned to perform [[search and rescue]], intercept drug smugglers and people smugglers, provide a front line response to disasters, and perform routine constabulary duties.<ref name=FlynnSmallCutters/><ref name=Uscg2009-12-15/>

==Operational history==

On February 7, 2013, ''Sea Otter'' and {{USCGC|Waesche|WMSL-751|6}} came to the assistance of a {{convert|60|ft|m|adj=on}} pleasure craft, ''Tioga'', which was sinking, in heavy swells, {{convert|35|mi|km}} south of [[San Clemente Island]].<ref name=CoastGuardNews2013-02-07/>

On March 11, 2015, ''Sea Otter'' helped intercept a small boat, carrying over 1.3 tons of [[marijuana]].<ref name=CoastGuardNews2015-03-11/>

==References==
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<ref name=CoastGuardNews2013-02-07>
{{cite news 
| url         = http://pacificsouthwest.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/03/18/coast-guard-teamwork-saves-sailors-and-their-boat/
| title       = Coast Guard teamwork saves sailors and their boat
| publisher   = [[Coast Guard News]]
| author      = John Bowen, Derek Cannoy
| date        = 2013-02-07
| access-date  = 2017-03-29
| quote       = The Sea Otter’s crew had been on patrol with the Waesche for several hours before being diverted to assist with the sailboat, and they were about to have another long day ahead of them. 
}}
</ref>

<ref name=CoastGuardNews2015-03-11>
{{cite news 
| url         = http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-seizes-more-than-half-a-ton-of-marijuana/2015/03/11/
| title       = Coast Guard seizes more than half a ton of marijuana: Comments Off on Coast Guard seizes more than half a ton of marijuana
| publisher   = [[Coast Guard News]]
| date        = 2015-03-11
| location    = [[San Diego, California]]
| access-date  = 2017-03-29
| quote       = The Sea Otter crew recovered 54 bales from the water and aboard the panga, weighing an estimated 1,300 pounds.
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<ref name=FlynnSmallCutters>
{{cite web
| url         = https://www.uscg.mil/history/cutters/docs/Flynn_Small_Cutters_WPBs.pdf
| title       = U. S. Coast Guard: Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915 - 2012
| publisher   = [[US Coast Guard]]
| author      = HMC James T. Flynn Jr., USNR(ret)
| date        = 2014-06-23
| archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20170510095146/https://www.uscg.mil/history/cutters/docs/Flynn_Small_Cutters_WPBs.pdf
| archive-date = 2017-05-10
| url-status     = dead
| quote       = Crew comfort was a primary factor influencing the design of the CPB. Unlike past patrol boats, the CPB can accommodate any mix of male and female crew members within its 11-person complement. Each crew stateroom is equipped with internal phones and a potable water sink. There are two restrooms facilities and two showers. The mess deck has seating for nine crewmembers and is equipped with a television, VCR and stereo for crew relaxation.
}} [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:U._S._Coast_Guard-_Small_Cutters_and_Patrol_Boats_1915_-_2012.pdf Alt URL]
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<ref name=Uscg2009-12-15>
{{cite news
| url=http://www.uscg.mil/ACQUISITION/international/
| title=International Acquisition Programs
| publisher=[[United States Coast Guard]]
| date=2009-12-15
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131040849/http://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/international/
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=2010-01-31
}}
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==External links==
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