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U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment New York Fact Sheet |
Date: January 6, 2004 Contact: |
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Average Day Today, the Coast Guard will: Save 11 lives Assist 136 people in distress Conduct 106 search and rescue cases Protect $3.2 million in property Enforce 103 security zones Interdict and rescue 15 illegal migrants at sea Board 3 high interest vessels Enforce 103 security zones Board 138 vessels of law enforcement interest Board 152 large vessels for port safety checks Seize 39 pounds of marijuana and 324 pounds of cocaine with a street value of 10.8 million Conduct 296 vessel safety checks and teach boating safety courses to 289 boaters Conduct 20 commercial fishing vessel safety exams Respond to 20 oil and hazardous chemical spills Process 238 mariner licenses and documents Service 140 aids to navigation Monitor the transit of 2,557 commercial ships through U.S. ports Investigate 38 vessel casualties involving collisions, allisions and groundings
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