Sector Saint Petersburg’s (SSP) Response Department oversees eight patrol boat crews, five Stations, the SSP Incident Management Team (IMT) and the SSP Vessel Boarding and Security Team (VBST). Response staff provides support for mission execution in four main mission areas; Search and Rescue (SAR), Ports Waterways and Coastal Security (PWCS ...

Visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) [1] is the term used by United States military and law enforcement agencies for maritime boarding actions and tactics. VBSS teams are designed to capture enemy vessels, combat terrorism, piracy, and smuggling, and to conduct customs, safety and other inspections.

USCG Sector Puget Sound offices are located in the CDR Raymond J. Evans Shore Operations Building at Pier 36 in Seattle, WA. All VHF-FM and HF radio frequencies formerly guarded 24 hours a day by USCG Group Port Angeles and USCG Sector Seattle will now be monitored by USCG Sector Puget Sound.

Sector Virginia area of responsibility covers the Atlantic Coast from the Virginia/Maryland border to the Virginia/North Carolina border, the Virginia portion of the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, the Virginia portion of the Intracoastal Waterway, some inland lakes and the busy commercial ports that comprise the Port of Virginia.

There are 37 sectors within the Coast Guard. Sectors replaced Coast Guard Groups, Marine Safety Offices (MSO), Activities, and Vessel Traffic Services (VTS). Previously, a Group and its units provided Search and Rescue (SAR), maritime law enforcement, recreational boating safety, and maintained aids to navigation.

2016年11月19日 · U.S. Coast Guardsmen fast rope from MH-60S Night Hawk helicopters to demonstrate what a Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operation might look like in ...

CDR Carmany was then selected to stand up the Sector Miami Vessel Boarding and Security Team (VBST) where he led a team of 8 Active and 12 Reserve members conducting security and law enforcement boardings.

With our ships, aircraft, boats and nearly 55,000 military members and civilian employees, every day we: Control the U.S. Border and Maritime Approaches. Protect America’s Ports and Waterways. Conduct Military Operations to Defend the Nation. Save Lives. Enforce Federal Law. Lead in National Emergencies.

In the event that the Coast Guard VBST discovers high levels of radiation or unfamiliar chemicals aboard a vessel,...

Sector Saint Petersburg’s (SSP) Response Department oversees eight patrol boat crews, five Stations, the SSP Incident Management Team (IMT) and the SSP Vessel Boarding and Security Team (VBST). Response staff provides support for mission execution in four main mission areas; Search and Rescue (SAR), Ports Waterways and Coastal Security (PWCS ...