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United States Coast Guard National Response Force serves as a nationwide emergency call center that fields INITIAL reports for pollution and railroad incidents and forwards that information to appropriate federal/state agencies for response, similar to that of a 911 dispatch center. It's located Washington, D.C., and commanded by a Captain.
USCGC Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) is the United States Coast Guard's 33rd Sentinel-class cutter. Upon completion, she was transferred to the Coast Guard in Key West for her acceptance trials on March 21, 2019. [1] [3] She was commissioned on June 8, 2019, [2] and is the first of a second cohort of cutters commissioned in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The ...
The Coast Guard's shore establishment divides the continental United States and its territories into two area commands--Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Coast Guard Pacific Area—each commanded by a vice admiral. The area commands are divided into districts, each commanded by a rear admiral and responsible for a portion of the nation's coastline ...
Like her sister ships, she is equipped for coastal security patrols, interdiction of drug and people smugglers, and search and rescue. Like the smaller Marine Protector class she is equipped with a stern launching ramp. [4] The ramp allows the deployment and retrieval of her high speed water-jet powered pursuit boat without first coming to a stop.
[10] [11] [12] In 2015 the Coast Guard announced that Robert G. Ward would be the namesake of the 29th cutter. Ward was the coxswain in charge of a landing craft on 6 June 1944, during the Invasion of Normandy. [3] He distinguished himself while rescuing two injured members of his crew. [13] [4]
In addition to the Coast Guard, the search involved several other federal, state and local emergency responders. The effort covered more than 34,000 square nautical miles, Case said. (Editing by ...
The vessel's manufacturer, Bollinger Shipyards, of Lockport, Louisiana, delivered the ship to the Coast Guard, for her sea trials, in Key West, on July 20, 2023. [1] She was commissioned at Station Portsmouth Harbor in New Castle, New Hampshire on October 19, 2023. Her sponsor was William "Bill" Sparling's widow Caroline Sparling and her first ...
The Polar Security Cutters will be the largest icebreakers ever commissioned by the United States Coast Guard and will temporarily be the largest coast guard vessel in the world. With an overall length of 460 feet (140 m), beam of 88 feet (27 m), and a full load displacement of 22,900 long tons (23,300 t), [ 27 ] they will be bigger, wider and ...