A former U.S. military vessel built during World War II is now anchored in Costa Rica’s South Pacific, where it has taken on a very different mission: helping protect marine life from illegal fishing. The MODOC, a 1944 vessel originally built for the United States Navy at Levingston Shipyard in Orange, Texas, is now used […] The post Costa Rica Uses WWII-Era Ship to Support Marine Patrols appeared first on The Tico Times | Costa Rica News | Travel | Real Estate.