NINTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT

Guardians of the Great Lakes

Welcome to the Ninth Coast Guard District

Guardians of the Great Lakes

D9 PHOTO COLLAGE The Ninth Coast Guard District is responsible for all Coast Guard operations throughout the five Great Lakes, the Saint Lawrence Seaway and parts of the surrounding states including 6,700 miles of shoreline and 1,500 miles of the international border with Canada. The 6,000 active duty, reserve, civilian and auxiliary men and women who make up the Ninth District deliver multi-mission services in search and rescue, maritime safety and security, environmental protection, maritime law enforcement, aids to navigation and icebreaking.

NINTH COAST GUARD DISTRICT
1240 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, OH 44199
(216) 902-6000

Ninth District Command Center - 1-800-321-4400
Emergency Dismissal Plan Hotline - 216-902-6185

BZ #USCG STA St. Ignace after report received around 3:05 p.m. via CH16 from a 53’ P/C w/ 4 POB stating they were disabled/adrift due to a loss of power, approximately 3NM south of #MackinawCity STA launched CG45700 who arrived on scene, and towed to Straits State Harbor #VSC https://t.co/ngNMALaC48

RT @OpDryWater: Alcohol use is the primary contributing factor in boater fatalities and can be easily avoided by choosing not to boat sober…

Yesterday, #USCG Sector Eastern Great Lakes held a unit commissioning and grand opening ceremony for MSU Thousand Islands. Formerly MSD Massena, recently relocated from Massena, NY to Thousand Islands #NewYork to their new home, Fort Drum #GrandOpening #GreatLakes https://t.co/QRMsTkIx4i

(2/2) AIRSTA arrived, located 1 person in an inflatable raft, 6NM north of the initial reported location. #SAR #Kayaking AIRSTA #TraverseCity vectored in STA Kenosha, who then took the survivor aboard and transferred them to EMS at Montrose Harbor. #Chicago #Illinois

(1/2) BZ #USCG STA Kenosha and AIRSTA Traverse City for rescuing 1 person on an inflatable raft, yesterday. Sector #LakeMichigan received notification of a kayaker beset by weather, last night. STA Kenosha RB-M crew launched and AIRSTA Traverse City helicopter crew deployed. https://t.co/dQmKUnIwn2

RT @USCG: Happy #EarthDay from the United States Coast Guard! #earthdayeveryday #ProtectOurPlanet #ProtectOurSeas #EarthDay2024 https://t.…

RT @OpDryWater: The relative risk of death is equivalent for drinking operators and drinking passengers and for men and women. #ODW24 #Boat…

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