Coast Guard Station Gloucester

Coast Guard Station Gloucester
Part of 1st District
Gloucester, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°36′37″N 70°39′36″W / 42.61028°N 70.66000°W / 42.61028; -70.66000
TypeCoast Guard Station
Site information
OwnerUnited States Coast Guard
Open to
the public		Yes
Site history
Built1977
In use1977–present
EventsBlizzard of 1978
Garrison information
Current
commander		Kevin Morgan

United States Coast Guard Station Gloucester is a United States Coast Guard station located in Gloucester, Massachusetts. It is located on Harbor Loop on the Mainland. The first successful US Coast Guard Air Station was CGAS Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, which operated from 1925 to 1935.[1]

The station has three assets: two 47′ MLB and an RBS2. In order to respond to "SAR" search and rescue in heavy weather the 47 MLB is utilized. Gloucester's area of responsibility also includes narrow rivers and harbors, which the RBS is utilized over the 47 to gain entry into shallow waters.

Many books and movies have revolved around the station, most notably the non-fiction book 10 Hours Until Dawn[2] and the story of Andrea Gail and her crew which was the basis of the 1997 book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger, and the 2000 film.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Air Station Ten Pound Island, Massachusetts". United States Coast Guard. 3 October 2012. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2012.
  2. ^ Tougias, Michael J. (2005). Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 9780312334369. OCLC 64390615.

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