Coast Guard Station Burlington | |
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File:Cgsburlington.JPG | |
Coordinates | 44°28′50″N 73°13′27″W / 44.48056°N 73.22417°W |
Site history | |
Built | 1948 |
Coast Guard Station Burlington, Vermont is a Coast Guard station established in 1948 as a four-man light attendant station on Juniper Island. Currently the Station is located on the waterfront of Burlington, Vermont, in a facility built in 1993. Some of the missions they conduct are Maritime Law enforcement, Search and Rescue, Ice Rescue, and Aids to Navigation (ATON). They currently operate two 25-foot Defender-Class Boats, one air boat, and one 49-foot Buoy Utility Stern Loading
Their primary area of responsibility is Lake Champlain and are based out of Burlington, Vermont. They also patrol and maintain Aids to Navigation on Lake Memphremagog.[1]
References[]
- ↑ "Station Burlington, Vermont". U.S. Coast Guard History Program. United States Coast Guard. http://uscg.mil/history/stations/Burlington.pdf. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
The original article can be found at Coast Guard Station Burlington and the edit history here.