USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) is the second Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. Waesche is named for Coast Guard Admiral Russell R. Waesche (1886–1946).

Commissioned in 2010, Waesche is the second legend-class national security cutter and is homeported in Alameda, California. National security cutters are 418-feet long, 54-feet wide, and have a 4,600 long-ton displacement.

9 hours ago · Seaman Bryan Lee, 23, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., went missing from USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) Tuesday morning while the cutter was off the Pacific coast of Mexico, near Guatemala. The Coast Guard ...

6 days ago · The Coast Guard is searching for a missing member of the crew of USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) off the Pacific coast of Mexico near the border of Guatemala, USNI News learned. The unidentified Coast ...

4 days ago · The Coast Guard continues to search for a missing guardsman who went overboard on Tuesday while aboard USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) off the Pacific coast of Mexico, near the border with Guatemala. The ...

Feb 5, 2025 · The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a crewmember of the cutter USCGC Waesche who has gone "unaccounted for" during operations in the Eastern Pacific.

6 days ago · The U.S. Coast Guard is actively searching for a Coast Guard member who was reported "unaccounted for" aboard the CGC Waesche while operating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

6 days ago · Waesche and its embarked helicopter are actively searching the area, supported by the following assets: Two Customs and Border Protection Dash-8 aircraft from Joint Interagency Task Force – South (JIATF-S) C-130 aircraft from U.S. Air Force (USCF) 39th Rescue Squadron . C-130 aircraft from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak

Dec 10, 2023 · ALAMEDA, Calif. — Coast Guard Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) and crew returned to homeport, Saturday, following an 89-day counternarcotics patrol in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. The 418-foot national security cutter and its crew patrolled more than 19,750,

Feb 14, 2022 · Waesche’s tenure as Coast Guard commandant was the most productive and successful in Coast Guard history. Not only was he responsible for the efficient expansion of the service, he also improved the traditional functions of the Coast Guard.