The Atlantic Area, with the area office in New York, New York, comprises the land areas and the U.S. navigable water of the First, Second, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth, and Ninth Coast Guard Districts and the ocean areas that lie east of a line that extends from the North Pole south along 95 degrees West longitude to the North American land mass; thence along the east coast of the North, Central, and South American land mass to the intersection with 70 degrees West longitude; thence due south to the South Pole. These waters extend east to the Eastern Hemisphere dividing line between the Atlantic and Pacific Areas that lies along a line that extends from the North Pole south along 100 degrees East longitude to the Asian land mass and along a line that extends from the South Pole north along 17 degrees East longitude to the African land mass.
The Pacific Area, with area office in Alameda, California, comprises the land areas and the U.S. navigable waters of the Eleventh, Thirteenth and Seventeenth Coast Guard Districts and the ocean areas lying west of a line extending from the North Pole south along 95 degrees West longitude to the North American land mass to the intersection with 70 degrees West longitude; thence due south to the South Pole. These waters extend west to the Eastern Hemisphere dividing line between the Atlantic and Pacific Areas which lies along a line extending from the North Pole south along 100 degrees East longitude to the Asian land mass and along a line extending from the South Pole north along 17 degrees East longitude to the African land mass.
The First Coast Guard District, with district office in Boston, Massachusetts, is comprised of: Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; New York except that part north of latitude 42 degrees North and west of longitude 74-39'West; that part of New Jersey north of 40-18'North latitude, east of 74-27'West longitude, and northeast of a line from 40-18'North, 74-27'West north west to the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; all U.S. naval reservations on shore at Newfoundland; the ocean area encompassed by the Search and Rescue boundary between Canada and the United States easterly to longitude 63 degrees West; thence due south to latitude 41 degrees North; thence southwesterly along a line bearing 219 degrees True to the point of intersection at 36-43'North latitude, 67-30'West latitude with a line bearing 122 degrees True from the New Jersey shoreline at 40-18'North latitude (in the vicinity of Tom's River, New Jersey); thence northwesterly along this line to the coast.
The Fifth Coast Guard District, with district office in Portsmouth, Virginia, is comprised of: Maryland; Virginia; District of Columbia; North Carolina; that portion of New Jersey south of 40-18'North latitude, west of 74-27'West longitude, and southwest of a line extending northwesterly from 40-18'North, 74-27'West to the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; that portion of Pennsylvania east of a line drawn along 78-55'West longitude south to 41-00'North latitude, thence west to 79-00'West longitude, and thence south to the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary; the ocean area encompassed by a line bearing 122 degrees True from the New Jersey shoreline at 40-18'North latitude (in the vicinity of Tom's River, New Jersey) to 36-43'North latitude, 67-30'West longitude; thence along a line bearing 219 degrees True to the point of intersection with a line bearing 122 degrees True from shoreline at the North Carolina-South Carolina border; thence northwesterly along this line to the coast.
The Seventh Coast Guard District, with district office in Miami, Florida, is comprised of: South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia, Except west of a line from the intersection of the Florida coast with longitude 83-50'West due north to a position 30-15'North, 83-50'West; thence due west to the position 30-15'North, 84-45'West; thence due north to the intersection with the south shore of Jim Woodruff Reservoir; thence along the east bank of the Jim Woodruff Reservoir and the east bank of the Flint River upstream to Montezuma, Georgia; thence to West Point, Georgia; the Panama Canal Zone; Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; the U.S. naval reservations in the islands of the West Indies and on the north coast of South America; and the ocean areas that are encompassed by a line bearing 122 degrees True from coastal end of the Fifth and Seventh Coast Guard District land boundary of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Region; thence along the eastern and the offshore boundary between the Seventh and Eighth Coast Guard Districts that is defined as a line that extends 199 degrees True from the coastal end of the Seventh and Eighth Coast Guard District land boundary; thence along this line to the coast.
The Eighth Coast Guard District, headquartered in New Orleans, covers all or part of 26 states throughout the heartland of America. It stretches form St. Marks, FL, to the United States Mexico border at Brownsville, TX, and from the Gulf of Mexico to the Canadian border.
The district includes 1,200 miles of coastline and 10,3000 miles of inland navigable waterways. In a typical year, the men and women of the Eighth Coast Guard District prosecute more than 6,300 search and rescue cases ---saving 770 lives, assisting 7,900 mariners and saving $37.5 million in property. The district maintains 24,000 aids-to-navigation, responds to more than 4,200 marine environmental pollution incidents and conducts more than 1, 5000 law-enforcement boarding.
The ports of New Orleans and Houston, located in the Eighth District are two of the busiest shipping ports in the nation, with more than 2 million barrels of oil and 1 million tons of cargo imported daily. Seventeen of the top 40 busiest ports by tonnage are located in the Eighth District.
There are more than 6, 500 oil and gas-producing wells, along with 130 offshore rigs and platforms in the Gulf of Mexico that keep the district’s Marine Safety program gainfully employed. These rigs and platforms produce more than 324 million barrels of crude oil and 4. 5 billion cubic feet of natural gas yearly. Five of the top seven fishing ports in the country based on sales, are located in the district, They account for nearly 40 percent of the catch of U.S. commercial fishermen.
There are approximately 5, 558 active duty and selected reserve members geographically located in the district, 3,956 of whom are assigned to Eighth District units. There are also 6,000 auxiliarists and 249 civilian personnel geographically located within the district.
The Eighth Coast Guard District consist of one base, seven groups, three are stations, 12 marine safety offices and 18 marine safety detachments/satellite units. Additionally, there are 14 multi-mission stations, 14 aids-to-navigation teams, two vessel traffic services and five LORAN stations. The district is also home to 54 afloat units, including: nine 82-foot patrol boats, four 110-foot patrol boats, 19 river tenders, two 180-foot buoy tenders, two 133-foot river tenders, seven construction tenders, ten 55-foot Aids to Navigation boats and one 64-foot self propelled barge. There are three Coast Guard Auxiliary regions in the district’s area of responsibility.
There has been a Coast Guard presence in the Gulf of Mexico and Midwestern regions for nearly two centuries. In the Gulf area, the Coast Guard’s history ranges from, the Revenue Marine Service Cutter LOUISIANA driving the British away from the Mississippi River levee area during the War of 1812, to the Coast Guard patrolling the Gulf for German U-Boats during World War II. In the Midwest, Coast Guard history includes establishing aids to navigation in the early 1900s, as well as marine safety missions and flood response. This Midwestern region, formerly known as the Second Coast Guard District, merged with the Eighth Coast Guard District in May 1996, creating the present extensive Eighth Coast Guard District boundaries.
The Ninth Coast Guard District, with district office in Cleveland, Ohio is comprised of: Michigan; New York north of latitude 42 degrees North and west of longitude 74-39'West; Pennsylvania north of latitude 41 degrees North and west of longitude 78-55'West; Ohio and Indiana north of latitude 41 degrees North; Illinois north of latitude 41 degrees North and east of longitude 90 degrees West; Wisconsin, except south of latitude 46-20'North and west of longitude 90 degrees West; and Minnesota north of latitude 46-20'North.
The Eleventh Coast Guard District, with district office in Alameda, California, is comprised of: Arizona; Utah; Nevada; California; and the ocean area bounded by a line for the California-Oregon state line westerly to 40 degrees North latitude, 150 degrees West longitude; thence southeasterly to 5 degrees South latitude, 110 degrees West longitude; thence northeasterly to the border between Guatemala and Mexico on the Pacific Coast (14-38'North, 92-19'West longitude).
The Thirteenth Coast Guard District, with district office in Seattle, Washington, is comprised of: Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana; the ocean area that is bounded by a line from the California-Oregon State line westerly to latitude 40 degrees North, longitude 150 degrees West; thence northeasterly to latitude 54-40'North, longitude 140 degrees West; thence due east to the Canadian coast.
The Fourteenth Coast Guard District, with District office in Honolulu, Hawaii, is comprised of: the State of Hawaii, the Pacific island possessions of the United Stated south of latitude 40 degrees North and west of a line that runs from 40 degrees North, 150 degrees West through latitude 5 Degrees South, 110 degrees West; the ocean area west and south of a line that runs from position 51 degrees North, 158 degrees East to position 43 degrees North, 165 degrees East; thence due south to latitude 40 degrees North; thence due east to longitude 150 degrees West; then southeasterly through latitude 5 degrees South, longitude 110 degrees West.
The Seventeenth Coast Guard District, with district office in Juneau, Alaska, is comprised of: Alaska; the ocean area that is bounded by a line from the Canadian coast at latitude 54-40'North, due west to longitude 140 degrees West; thence southwesterly to position 40 degrees north, 150 degrees West; thence due west to position 40 degrees North, 165 degrees East; thence due north to latitude 43 degrees North; thence northwesterly to 51 degrees North, 158 degrees East; thence north and east along the coastline of the continent of Asia to the easternmost point of East Cape; thence north to the Arctic Ocean.
The operational area of the Greater Antilles Section is comprised of: the area of the Seventh Coast Guard District that begins on the northern ocean boundary of that district at 29-00'North, 69-19'West; thence along a line bearing 122 degrees True to the intersection with the eastern boundary of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Region; thence along the eastern and southern boundary of the National Maritime Search and Rescue Region to 15 degrees North, 74 degrees West; thence to the southern end of the republic of Haiti-Dominican Republic border, along the republic of Haiti-Dominican Republic border to its northern end, thence direct to point of origin. It includes Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands and all United States Naval reservations within the boundaries of the Section.
The operational area of the Marianas Section is Comprised of the are within the rhumb lines that connect the following points: 0-00'North 160-00' East; 0-00'North 141-00'East; 3-30'North 141-00'East; 3-30'North 132-00'East 6-00'North 130-00'East; 21-00'North 130-00'East; 21-00'North 155-00'East; 27-00'North 155-00'East; 27-00'North 160-00'East; thence back to point of origin.
Last Updated: 2002-05-07