In January 2015, Sea Shepherd USA purchased two recently decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessels. They are considerably faster than the other ships, with a top speed of 30 knots. These two ships are both Island-class patrol boats and are named MY "John Paul DeJoria", (formerly named "Jules Verne") and MY "Farley Mowat". In December 2017, Sea Shepherd unveiled a third U.S. Coast Guard patrol vessel, the . This vessel is identical to the "Farley Mowat" and the "John Paul DeJoria".