[1] Her stern encloses a ramp which allows her to launch her cutter boat in more difficult sea conditions and with fewer people than conventional deck crane systems.

[2] Reef Shark is powered by two eight-cylinder MTU diesel engines, each of which delivers 1,429 horsepower (1,066 kW).

[5]Reef Shark was initially assigned to Coast Guard Base San Juan, Puerto Rico.

In April 2009, on one of her first missions after her commissioning, she intercepted a sailboat off the Virgin Islands which had 550 pounds (250 kg) of cocaine on board in a hidden compartment.

[11] In March 2021, based once again in San Juan, Reef Shark participated in the seizure of $6.6 million of cocaine on a small boat transiting Mona Passage.

[13] On 8 April 2022 Reef Shark's home port was officially changed from San Juan to Juneau.