The US Coast Guard stayed pretty busy during 2009.
The Coast Guard screened more than 248,000 commercial vessels and their 62 million passengers and crewmembers before arrival in U.S. ports. They kept 353 thousand pounds of cocaine and over 71 thousand pounds of marijuana from reaching the United States, while nabbing 322 suspected smugglers.
The Coast Guard saved more than 4,747 lives and responded to 23,555 emergencies, investigated nearly 3,600 pollution incidents, and conducted more than 14,000 inspections of U.S. flagged vessels. The Coast Guard also maintained a contingent of six patrol boats and 400 personnel to enforce United Nations sanctions in the Arabian Gulf, train Iraqi naval forces and protect Iraqi critical maritime oil infrastructure.
The Coast Guard has also posted some of its top videos of 2009 on-line and is asking people to choose their favorites. If you would like to see the videos and vote click HERE.
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