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District and Regional Command Center Contact Information

District 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont

Northeast (D1)

First District Command Center Number: (617) 223-8555 - For maritime emergency use only

District 5: Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C

Mid Atlantic (D5)

Fifth District Command Center Number: (757) 398-6231 - For maritime emergency use only

District 7: Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico, South Carolina

Southeast (D7)

Seventh District Command Center Number: (305) 415-6800 - For maritime emergency use only

District 8: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,

Heartland (D8)

Eighth District Command Center Number: (504) 589-6225 - For maritime emergency use only

District 9: Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Winsconsin

Great Lakes (D9)

Ninth District Command Center Number: (216) 902-6117 - For maritime emergency use only

District 11: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah

Pacific Southwest (D11)

Eleventh District Command Center Number: (510) 437-3701 - For maritime emergency use only

District 13: Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington,

Pacific Northwest (D13)

Thirteenth District Command Center Number: (206) 220-7001 - For maritime emergency use only

Hawaii and the Pacific (D14)

Fourteenth District Command Center Number: (808) 535-3333 - For maritime emergency use only

Alaska (D17)

Seventh District Command Center Number: (907) 463-2000 - For maritime emergency use only

National Vessel Documentation Center

Contact Information for renewing vessel credentials.

National Maritime Center

Contact Information for renewing mariner licenses.

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