The North Carolina-based U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is coming home.

Diligence will return to Wilmington Tuesday around noon from 52 days patrolling in the Windward Pass.

The ship coordinated relief efforts in Haiti and the Bahamas after Hurricanes Hanna and Ike caused massive damage, destroyed homes, and left thousands with little food and water.

In the wake of Hurricane Ike, the crew also helped reopen Coast Guard Aviation Facility Great Inagua in the Bahamas, and restarted water distribution and removed debris from area schools.