Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returns to homeport The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star passing by the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley near Unalaska Island, Alaska, Jan. 7, 2021. The two cutter crews were briefly in the same vicinity on their patrols. – Courtesy photo by Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley crewmember KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley returned to homeport in Kodiak, Alaska, following a 50-day deployment throughout the Bering Sea, Thursday. The crew patrolled over 6,300 miles throughout the Aleutian Islands and Bristol Bay, and provided search and rescue coverage for approximately 890,000 square miles in the Bearing Sea.The Alex Haley crew conducted four federal fisheries law enforcement boardings, which ensured the sustainability of Pacific Cod stocks during the short three-week season, in support of the $13.9 billion fishing industry.