USCGC Cape Upright (WPB-95303)
# USCGC Cape Upright (WPB-95303)

USCGC Cape Upright was United States Coast Guard steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class.

## Service

* 1953: From here stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, to 1960 and was used for law enforcement (LE) and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.
* 1961: From here to 1969, stationed at Southport, North Carolina where she was again used for LE and participated in many SAR operations. Cape Upright participated in the recovery of a U.S. Navy seaman's body whose helicopter crashed off Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower in January 1967. Three crew members were recovered alive and another went down with the helicopter
* 29 April 1969, medevaced a crewman from F/V Thalia.
* 28 July 1969: towed the disabled schooner Chauve Souris 19 miles west of Frying Pan Light Tower to Southport, NC.
* 24 December 1969: towed the disabled F/V Dream One 45 miles east of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
* 1970: From here to 1973, was stationed at Wrightsville Beach, NC, being used again for LE and SAR operations.
* 31 July 1970, towed the disabled sailboat Pandora 35 miles southeast of Cape Fear to Wrightsville Beach.
* 1974: From here to 1976, was held for transfer to Lebanon under the Military Assistance Program.
* 1976-1977: underwent major renovation at the Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland.
* 1978 to 1989: was stationed at Savannah, Georgia, and was used for LE and SAR operations.
* 10 September 1982: helped seize M/V Mont Boron, which was suspected of drug smuggling off Florida.
* 28 November 1982: seized the Cayman Island vessel Largo Izabel carrying 30 tons of marijuana after stopping her with gunfire.
* 18 November 1986: seized a speedboat in the Straits of Florida with marijuana on board.
* 21 November 1986: seized M/V Don Yeyo 120 miles east of Miami, Florida, carrying 12 tons of marijuana.

## Transfer

Cape Upright was transferred to The Bahamas 10 June 1989 and renamed David Tucker (P07).

## Decommissioning

David Tucker (P07) was decommissioned in 1996 and donated to be sunk as an artificial reef in 1997 as part of Nassau's artificial reef program. A popular dive spot; it is located along an area known as Clifton Wall.

