In 1998, Coast Guard cutters seized four Chinese fishing vessels. Name the cutters involved in this operation.

• A. The Boutwell, the Jarvis, and the Polar Sea
• B. The Healy, the Chase, and the Morgenthau
• C. The Northwind, the Healy, and the Polar Sea
• D. The Mackinaw, the Healy, and the Legare

Answer: (A)

The event tested here is recalling which Coast Guard units actually carried out that 1998 interception of Chinese fishing vessels. In that operation, the Boutwell, the Jarvis, and the Polar Sea were the cutters involved, with the high-endurance cutters handling the boardings and the Polar Sea providing ice-breaking support to reach and secure the vessels. The other options mix ships that were not part of this particular seizure or pair ships in combinations that don’t match the documented force for that incident. So, the trio of Boutwell, Jarvis, and Polar Sea best fits the historical record of the 1998 action.