USCGC Hatchet WLIC 75309 (U.S. Coast Guard) Accent Coffee Mug

The USCGC Hatchet WLIC 75309 is a vessel belonging to the United States Coast Guard (USCG), an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security responsible for maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and other duties within U.S. territorial waters and beyond. The USCGC Hatchet WLIC 75309 is a specific Waterway Light Icebreaker (WLIC), a type of vessel designed to break ice in rivers or other waterways where larger ships may be unable to navigate due to frozen conditions. These vessels are instrumental in maintaining safe navigation routes during the winter months, particularly in regions prone to heavy ice formation such as Alaska.