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News and Updates
Our next meeting:
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008 at 8:00 pm.
(The second Wednesday every month.)
Auxiliary Base,
Harbor Island Park, Mamaroneck, NY
FSO's - please email any reports prior to
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Rescue 21
Rescue 21 is the United States Coast
Guard's advanced command, control and communications system. This system has
replaced the National Distress Response System, enabling Very High Frequency
communication for distress calls. For an overview on how this system works,
please visit our
Rescue 21 Page by clicking
here.
New Events Added!
Check the
Events page
for Upcoming Events and Information.
Air Operations
Check out important
new information.
Uniforms
 Download
your copy of the special Uniforms version of the Reservist magazine.
America's Waterway Watch
Have you seen any of the following activities when
you are on the water?
- People appearing to be engaged in
surveillance of any kind (note taking, shooting video/photos, making
sketches, or asking questions).
- Unattended vessels or vehicles in unusual
locations.
- Lights flashing between boats.
- Unusual diving activity.
- Unusual number of people onboard.
- Unusual night operations.
- Recovering or tossing items into/onto the
waterway or shoreline.
- Operating in or passing through an area that
does not typically have such activity.
If so, call 1-877-24WATCH or
1-877-2492. And, of course, you can always dial 911. For more in-depth
information on America's Waterway Watch, click
here.
"Eyes on the Water" is a maritime
domain awareness campaign intended to encourage you to report suspicious
activity, not to take direct action.
more..
The Eagle. The U.S. Coast Guard Barque EAGLE, a
295', 1800 ton, steel hull, three masted sailing vessel, is the only active
tall ship in U. S. government
service. It has been training future U.S. Coast Guard officers for over half a
century, and despite being 19th century technology, EAGLE continues to produce
leaders of character for the nation's smallest armed service.
more..
Dial-A-Buoy The National Weather Service created
Dial-A-Buoy to give mariners
an easy way to obtain the reports via a cell phone. Dial-A-Buoy provides wind
and wave measurements taken within the last hour at NDBC buoy and Coastal-Marine
Automated Network (C-MAN) stations.
To access Dial-A-Buoy, dial 888-701-8992 using any touch tone or cell
phone. You may need to let the phone ring 7 or 8 times. When answered, enter 1.
Then, enter the five-digit (or character) station identifier, followed by the #
sign, in response to the prompt. Local station identifiers are available from
NOAA at
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Northeast.shtml.
For Kids
(and Teachers) - For you and your kids from the US
Coast Guard.
Teachers guides and coloring books. Photos of
Coast
Guard Ships to download.
Life
Jackets
Boat smart from the start and wear it! There are many new types of life jackets,
designed for all types of boats and boaters. For everyday boating wear, you
just can’t beat the new, inflatable life jackets. They’re cool, comfortable,
light weight, don’t restrict movement and have the same buoyancy support as the
bulky “gold-standard”, Type I offshore vests. Triggered by either a manual
pull-cord or an automatic sensor, a gas cartridge quickly inflates the vest
while in the water. They are made by several manufacturers and are available in
adult and children’s sizes.
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Statement
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addresses of persons corresponding to Auxiliary addresses contained on this site
are not used for any purpose other then individual communications with the
sender and are not divulged to anyone outside the Coast Guard or Coast Guard
Auxiliary.
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Coast Guard or the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, and are provided for the
convenience of our customers. They do not, in any way, constitute an endorsement
of the linked pages or any commercial or private issues or products presented
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