District 9

Welcome to the Ninth Coast Guard District

Guardians of the Great Lakes

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

It's wear your lifejacket to work day to kick off National Safe Boating Week! Huckleberry always wears his lifejack… https://t.co/lKCWru2hkl

Floaty Friday! What NOT to do around a freighter Float on a giant flamingo Use paddlecraft without a life jacket Ra… https://t.co/8jYbIeI2fk

National Safe Boating Week is kicking off this Saturday! It's a good time to check your gear now that we are headin… https://t.co/36Rzil0seY

RT @USCG: Happy Mother's Day!! 🌷 https://t.co/m1wcKz5uDA

RT @CoastGuardCAN: Happy #MothersDay 🌹 Whether at sea or on shore, from coast to coast to coast, we salute all Moms, Grandmothers and Moms-…

Kewl. https://t.co/NqYNYrOJg2

RT @maritimecommons: New #GreatLakes Pilotage Rates published today in the @FedRegister. Details available here: https://t.co/8bka6aOp0d @U…

RT @ComdtUSCG: The @USCG is approaching a readiness tipping point. To be the #CoastGuard that America needs takes more than just modernized…

RT @OpDryWater: Water sports are action-packed, full of fun and thrills, and at other times they can be extreme and dangerous. Always be su…

RT @VComdtUSCG: We are fishers of men. For those who are lost, we are hope. In the heart of the storm, we are safe harbor. When darkness…

RT @ShareTheRiver: What's a pre-#CuyahogaRiver Safe Paddle Forum Meet with @NaluSUP look like? Like this... Join us at @MarketGardenCLE's H…

Our #GreatLakes buoy tenders are working hard for Spring Restore! #Hollyhock #Toledo #Ohio #USCG https://t.co/8PUxaEgeI6

RT @weather992: We had another meteotsunami strike the Lake Erie shoreline this past Sunday. A witness saw 3 waves approximately 12 feet h…

Meteotsunami’s are a unique danger for the Great Lakes....and they actually happen pretty often. The first photogra… https://t.co/nyvR2eL7lq

Spring Restore is in full-swing! See how our buoy tender crews get the job done on the Great Lakes.… https://t.co/MwcBL0HGYM

Friday (cold, hard) Fact! tag or share the 1-10-1 rule with your loved ones. Th...

Friday (cold, hard) Fact! tag or share the 1-10-1 rule with your loved ones. The initial gasp when you enter cold water is your body's first response to the temperature. If you make it past the first minute of cold shock and control your breathing, you have up to 10 minutes of muscle control. During this time, blood will be leaving your extremities for your core causing you to lose control and swimming ability. You have up to one hour before hypothermia sets in causing violent shivering, unconsciousness, or cardiac arrest. Keep in mind that most cold water deaths occur well before this point -- only those wearing a life jacket will survive longer than 10 minutes in most cases.

Man overboard!

Help out a Coast Guard crew. Mark your boating gear with contact information in ...

Help out a Coast Guard crew. Mark your boating gear with contact information in case it floats away. Being able to contact the owner of an unmanned vessel to confirm they are not in distress will prevent crews from using time and resources to conduct searches for an unconfirmed missing person.

RT @ComdtUSCG: Diversity & inclusion are essential in cultivating a mission ready total workforce. Just like any other skill, we must train…

RT @USCG: A team from @USCGGreatLakes trained the Kotzebue Fire Department and a @USCGAlaska team in Alaska this week! The Ninth District h…

RT @TOWARF: The ⁦@USCGGreatLakes⁩ cutter Bristol Bay will be working in Midland starting on or about March 27. The ⁦@CoastGuardCAN⁩ and the…

RT @NavyTimes: Coast Guard commissions a cutter to honor a slain hero https://t.co/AzmftPtmt2 https://t.co/6EuiUvWKBg

RT @DaveJTheTrib: @CoastGuardCAN helicopter inbound over @hwyh2o at Port Colborrne to check ice conditions on Lake Erie. CCGS Griffon and @…

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