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The Coast Guard enforces federal laws on the high seas and waters within U.S. territorial jurisdiction, develops and operates aids to navigation and maintains a network of lifeboat and search-and-rescue stations using surface vessels and aircraft.
C.G. Foundation Honors Hurricane Responders
The foundation recognized Coast Guard Sector New Orleans for its work during Hurricane Ida last year.
CG Foundation Raises Funds for K9 Memorial
The effort aims to raise $50,000 to build a place where service dogs’ ashes can be laid to rest.
C.G. and ABYC Set Roundtable Date
The second session in the free, online Risk Mitigation Series will focus on fire suppression systems and standards.
C.G. Foundation Offers 2022 Scholarships
Applications for the program, open to college-age children of Coast Guard personnel, will be accepted starting Feb. 1.
C.G. Foundation Launches GivingTuesday Matching Challenge
The Coast Guard Foundation is launching a matching gift in which Geico Military will triple all donations received by midnight tonight.
C.G. Appoints New Members to NBSAC
Twenty new members are to serve on the National Boating Safety Advisory Committee, which advises the federal government on boating-safety matters.
C.G. Foundation Announces Scholarships
The group awarded 158 scholarships totaling $345,500 for Coastie kids enrolled in undergraduate programs and trade schools.
C.G. Amends Documentation Rules
Federally documenting a boat now must be done every five years, rather than annually.
C.G. to Enforce Kill-Switch Law
The National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 now obligates operators of boats smaller than 26 feet to use an engine cut-off link.
C.G. Foundation Taking Scholarship Applications
The children of Coast Guard members can apply for undergraduate funds through March 15.
Coast Guard Foundation Names Chairman
Thomas A. Allegretti will lead the non-profit’s board of directors.
Over a Quarter of Americans Boated in 2018
Coast Guard releases National Recreational Boating Safety Survey results.
C.G. Foundation Awards Scholarships
The children of Coast Guard personnel will receive a total of $503,000 in aid for higher education.
Coast Guard Foundation Activates Disaster Relief Program
The organization will give direct support to Coast Guard members affected by Hurricane Laura.
Helping Hands
The Coast Guard Foundation is setting up quarantine spaces so covid-19-infected service members can be moved out of barracks.
C.G. Foundation says Thanks
The organization is recognizing Coast Guard first responders, who have assisted in debarking more than 250,000 people from cruise ships, along with other vital tasks, during the pandemic.
How to clean a PFD
An uptick in requests during the covid-19 pandemic leads to an online guide via the United States Coast Guard and Life Jacket Association.
Coast Guard Foundation announces 2020 scholarships
Children of Coast Guard members can apply to help fund undergraduate studies.
More than 100 boats in California are exempt from fire safety rules
The dive-boat Conception, aboard which 34 people died when it caught fire last Labor Day weekend, was one of those boats.
The Russians are Coming!
The Coast Guard warns boaters in Florida, South Carolina and Georgia that a Russian spy ship is operating in an “unsafe manner” along the southeastern coast.
Cleveland businesses want more law enforcement on the Cuyahoga
A variety of organizations sent a letter to Mayor Frank Jackson.
Coast Guard searching for solo boater off Outer Banks
72-year-old was headed from New York to Florida.
Coast Guard Foundation announces Admiral Thad Allen Guardian Fund Endowment
Houston Awards Dinner received the highest attendance and donations to date.
Coast Guard to reconsider NTSB recommendations
The agency reportedly rejected federal suggestions to help prevent boating tragedies.