Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Cool Facts about the Coast Guard

I decided to look up some cool facts about the Coast Guard. The following facts were taken from www.uscgboating.org.

On an average day, the Coast Guard:
Conducts 109 Search and Rescue Cases.
Saves 10 lives
Assists 192 people in distress.
Protects $2,791,841 in property.
Seizes 169 pounds of marijuana and 306 pounds of cocaine worth $9,589,000.00.
Processes 238 Seaman licenses and documents.
Investigates 6 vessel casualties involving collisions, allisions, or groundings.

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