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USCGC MATINICUS

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Cutters

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Coast Guard Cutter MATINICUS (WPB-1315)


 
Primary mission is law enforcement and search and rescue

 
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter MATINICUS, like the other five patrol boats based in San Juan, performs a variety of Coast Guard missions.  A primary focus has been the interdiction of illegal migrants seeking to enter the United States in small, un-seaworthy wooden boats called yolas.  In addition to Alien Migration Interdiction Operations (AMIO), we conduct anti-drug smuggling patrols, fisheries law enforcement patrols, and of course are always on standby for Search and Rescue (SAR).


Billet Structure:
 
MATINICUS is unique in San Juan, in that it is commanded by a Lieutenant with a Lieutenant Junior Grade as Executive Officer.  The rest of the billet structure is like every other 110-foot patrol boat with Deck and Operations departments being headed by BM1s, and Engineering by a MKC.  There are a total of 14 enlisted billets and two officer billets.

Everyday the United State Coast Guard goes to work to make a difference to America. In fact, at the end of any average day, the Coast Guard has...

 
-Save 14 Lives
-Conducted 180 Search and Rescue Missions
-Kept $7 million worth of narcotics from hitting American streets
-Responded to 32 oil spills or hazardous chemical releases
-Stopped hundreds of illegal migrants from setting out on the ocean, and compassionately enforced American law for those who do set out

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Contact Information:

LT Jason M. Heering                                    
Commanding Officer                                   
Tel. (787) 729 - 4390 / 91                                           
Fax. (787) 729 - 4389                                                                        jason.m.heering@uscg.mil                             

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