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1 x AN/SPS-73 surface search radar. Armament. 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns. Notes. [ 2] The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-foot-long (27 m) vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana.
A Sector is a shore-based operational unit of the United States Coast Guard. Each Sector is responsible for the execution of all Coast Guard missions within its Area of Responsibility (AOR), with operational support from Coast Guard Cutters and Air Stations. Subordinate commands within a Sector typically include Stations and Aids-to-Navigation ...
The Port Security program of the Coast Guard began as a result of the Black Tom explosion and the passage of the Espionage Act of 1917. [4] The Coast Guard's Captain of the Ports (COTPs) were given responsibility for the security of port areas under this act. During World War I, port security operations were conducted by active-duty personnel. [5]
The 497th Combat Training Flight takes part in regional exercise and global contingencies, and provides housing; morale, recreation and welfare facilities and programs: medical services; force protection to resources and personnel; and legal, financial, communications, and contracting support to assigned and deployed personnel.
The Port of Corpus Christi is the nation’s leading export gateway for crude oil and No. 2 gateway for exports of liquefied natural gas. The first export of crude oil to be shipped from the United States following the lifting of a federal ban on American crude in 2015 was from the Port of Corpus Christi. That shipment was aboard the Theo T ...
Port Protection, Alaska. / 56.32194°N 133.60667°W / 56.32194; -133.60667. Port Protection ( Lingít: Kél)[ 3] is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska, United States. The population was 36 at the 2020 census, down from 48 in 2010 census .
The Port of Beaumont is a deep-water port located in Beaumont, Texas near the mouth of the Neches River.. It is the fourth busiest port in the United States according to the American Association of Port Authorities U.S. Port Ranking by Cargo Tonnage, 2018 report, [3] and the forty-seventh busiest in the world in terms of tonnage, according to the American Association of Port Authorities World ...
July 8, 2024 at 1:31 AM. By Arathy Somasekhar, Marianna Parraga and Erwin Seba. HOUSTON (Reuters) -The largest ports in Texas closed operations and vessel traffic on Sunday as Hurricane Beryl ...