U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes (formerly District 9)

Guardians of the Great Lakes

Welcome to U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes

Guardians of the Great Lakes

D9 PHOTO COLLAGE The U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes 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 U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes deliver multi-mission services in search and rescue, maritime safety and security, environmental protection, maritime law enforcement, aids to navigation and icebreaking.

U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes
1240 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, OH 44199
(216) 902-6000

U.S. Coast Guard Great Lakes Command Center - 1-800-321-4400
Emergency Dismissal Plan Hotline - 216-902-6185

#BravoZulu to STA #Sheboygan 🛟⚓️ At 9:35 p.m. on Mon., Sept. 15, STA was notified by Sheboygan County dispatch a 24 YOM fell into the #SheboyganRiver The crew self-launched due to urgency & proximity, & then rescued the man & transferred him to EMS for hypothermic symptoms.

#Today in Cleveland, OH, the Coast Guard Great Lakes District held a Change of Command Ceremony, a time honored #tradition, where Rear Adm. Russell Dash relieved Rear Adm. Jonathan Hickey of his duties and responsibilities as District Commander. #USCG #GreatLakes https://t.co/HX3lXS1Dr9

#UPDATE - Read more here: ⬇️🛟⚓️⬇️ https://t.co/BQfGl1oLG3 https://t.co/w7TVloXkcM

#UPDATE - Video now available, please click the link below to see hoist footage via DVIDS. https://t.co/RZyNrcxRnH https://t.co/6DdtcAnccG

#BreakingNews - AIRSTA #TraverseCity responded to a #MEDEVAC request at 5:17 p.m., Tues., Sept. 9, for a 63 YOM w/ a lower body injury in #IsleRoyale on #LakeSuperior AIRSTA MH-60 crew arrived on scene, hoisted the man & transported him to awaiting EMS at #MarquetteSawyerAirport

(2/2) See additional photos here ⬇️ https://t.co/JPtNbJwREA

(1/2) The @USCG led a multi-agency surface enforcement operation at the #PortofCleveland Aug. 26, ensuring compliance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act & deterring illicit activity. Partners included @CBP, @TSA, CGIS, and local agencies #MaritimeSecurity #GreatLakes https://t.co/LdpGYj5ask

#Yesterday, Coast Guard STA Tawas & Tawas City FD responded to a 35ft speedboat fire near STA Tawas. 5 people were safely transferred to a good samaritan’s vessel before #CoastGuard RB-S established a safety zone while TCFD extinguished the #fire. #USCG #SearchAndRescue https://t.co/E0cwDsOch0

#CoastGuard MSU Duluth and local partners are responding to a diesel spill at Duluth Harbor that occurred #yesterday. About 15-30 gallons were released. The source is secured, cleanup is underway, and the port remains open. Read more here: https://t.co/eBOigaXVUY

#BZ to AIRSTA #TraverseCity for a #MEDEVAC on Mon, Sep. 1, airlifting a person with a medical emergency from a M/V on #LakeSuperior The MH-60 crew hoisted the patient & transported them to awaiting EMS at #SandersonAirfield, #SaultSteMarie #Michigan #AlwaysReady #GreatLakes https://t.co/ifkss4Ynv9

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