USCG Cutter Alert (WMEC-630) is one of the official Coast Guard vessels for the 113th Astoria Regatta.

The ALERT will be in port as the official Coast Guard cutter for the Astoria Regatta festival, the officers and crew will participate in many Regatta activities.

The United States Coast Guard Cutter ALERT is the newest of the 210' medium endurance cutters constructed. The keel was laid on January 5, 1968 and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day on August 4, 1969.

ALERT lives by her motto of "Rescue, Enforce, Defend" by patrolling the Northern Pacific Ocean from Mexico to Canada. ALERT's main missions include homeland security patrols, search and rescue, boating safety, and enforcing laws concerning fisheries, illegal immigration and contraband.

ALERT is always prepared to respond to search and rescue incidents to protect life and property at sea. To aid in the completion of her missions, ALERT has two small boats used for boardings on the high seas and search and rescue while in port. ALERT can also accommodate the Coast Guard HH-65A "Dolphin" to assist in search and rescue and law enforcement.

ALERT calls Astoria her home when she is not underway. Her berth is at the foot of 17th Street next to the Columbia River Maritime Museum.

Commander L. B. Mynatt assumed command as USCGC ALERT's 23rd Commanding Officer on 19 June 2009. Commander Mynatt is a 1992 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy. He began his career as a Deck Watch Officer on the CGC Mohawk (WMEC 913) in Key West, FL. His next tour was Executive Officer of the CGC Matagorda (WPB 1303) in Miami, FL. Following his second operational assignment, Commander Mynatt was assigned as the Assistant Liaison to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, DC. In 1998, Commander Mynatt returned to an operational assignment as Commanding Officer, CGC Biscayne (WPB 1339) in Corpus Christi, TX. Commander Mynatt returned to Washington, DC in 2000 where he was detailed to the White House Situation Room as a Senior Duty Officer. He returned to an operational assignment in 2002 and served as Executive Officer of the CGC Venturous (WMEC 625) in St. Petersburg, FL. Commander Mynatt returned to operations from a staff assignment as the Audit Remediation Division Chief (CG-852) in the Office of Financial Transformation and Compliance (CG-85). Commander Mynatt is a native Texan. He is married to Cathy Specht of Corpus Christi, TX. They have two children: Luke (5 yrs) and Mary Abigail (3 yrs).

ALERT's primary missions are reflected by her motto, "Rescue, Enforce, Defend." ALERT has a designed endurance of approximately 30 days and a cruising range of 5,000 miles at a speed of 15 knots.

The Astoria Regatta is pleased to have the USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630) as one of the official United States Coast Guard ships of the Regatta fleet.

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