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Coast Guard rescues 9 Nature Coast boatersTemple Terrace University Beacon, FL - 15 hours ago12, following the passing of a series of thunderstorms, crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Yankeetown were called out to rescue nine individuals who were ... |
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There's more coast to guard in AlaskaPhiladelphia Inquirer, PA - 2 hours agoCommanders with the US Coast Guard stationed far to the south in Juneau and Kodiak were surprised, too. "They said: 'What Germans? What cruise ships? ... |
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Coast Guard Confirms Hoax CallMilitary.com - 4 hours agoSEATTLE - Coast Guard Sector Seattle received two distress calls via VHF channel 16 from a 7-year-old boy in Maple Valley, Wash., Sunday. ... |
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Coast
Guard
A coast guard is a
national organization responsible for various services at sea.
However the term implies widely different responsibilities in
different countries.
Among the responsibilities
that may be entrusted to a coast guard service are enforcement
of maritime
law, maintenance of seamarks,
border
control, and other services. During wartime coast
guards might be responsible for harbour defense, port
security, naval counterintelligence and coastal
patrols.
In some countries it is
part of the military.
In a few countries it is a civilian or even private
sector organization. Most coast guards operate
ships
and aircraft
including helicopters
and seaplanes
for this purpose.
In some countries (such as
the UK and Ireland) the coast guard has no law enforcement
role. It is the coordinating agency for maritime rescue - the
maritime rescue assets may come from other organisations. In
these cases, lifeboats
may be provided by civilian voluntary organisations, such as
the
Royal National Lifeboat Institution, whilst aircraft
may be provided by the countries armed
forces, in addition to coastguard owned assets. In
the United States, the Coast Guard has both law enforcement
and military roles.


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