Cape St. Vincent of this cape: This cape is the southwesternmost point in Portugal. It forms the southwestern end of the E9 European Coastal Path, which runs for to Narva-Jõesuu in Estonia. Approximately six kilometers from the village of Sagres, the cape is a landmark for a ship traveling to or from the Mediterranean. The cliffs rise nearly vertically from the Atlantic to a height of 75 meters. The cape is a site of exuberant marine life and a high concentration of birds nesting on the cliffs, such as the rare Bonelli's eagle, peregrine falcons, kites, rock thrushes, rock pigeons, storks and herons.
MV Cape Vincent (T-AKR-9666) DEFENSAS 95, providing 45 days of transport for outsized unit equipment to Guatemala in support of military training. This was part of a larger exercise which included the Army's Battlefield Visualization initiative in Panama. On 4 September 1996, MV "Cape Vincent" underwent a test of her activation readiness capability and successfully activated in 1.9 days. "Cape Vincent" surpassed this record, activating in 1.8 days for a humanitarian relief effort to Central America in response to the damaged caused by Hurricane Mitch. "Cape Vincent" transported construction equipment and relief supplies for 108 days. On 30 March 1999 "Cape Vincent" received the