Security Levels

Average Coast Guard Day

On an average day, the Coast Guard:

Conducts 45 search and rescue cases;
Saves 10 lives;
Saves over $1.2M in property;
Seizes 874 pounds of cocaine and 214 pounds of marijuana
Conducts 57 waterborne patrols of critical maritime infrastructure;
Iinterdicts 17 illegal migrants;
Escorts 5 high-capacity passenger vessels;
Conducts 24 security boardings in and around U.S. ports;
Screens 360 merchant vessels for potential security threats prior to arrival in U.S. ports;
Conducts 14 fisheries conservation boardings;
Services 82 buoys and fixed aids to navigation;
Investigates 35 pollution incidents;
Completes 26 safety examinations on foreign vessels;
Conducts 105 marine inspections;
Investigates 14 marine casualties involving commercial vessels;
Facilitates movement of $8.7B worth of goods and commodities through the Nation’s Maritime Transportation System.

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Last Modified 2/9/2016