U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District
| Department of Homeland Security United States Coast Guard | |
|---|---|
 United States Coast Guard Northeast District Icon | |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | Coast Guard |
| Part of | Atlantic Area |
| Garrison/HQ | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Mottos | Semper Paratus (Always Ready) |
| Website | |
| Commanders | |
| District Commander | RADM Michael E. Platt |
| Chief of Staff | CAPT Lexia M. Littlejohn |
| Command Master Chief | MCPO Robert Riemer |
| Reserve Command Master Chief | MCPO Wayne E. Davis, USCGR |
| District Chaplain | LCDR James C. Ragain, CHC, USN |
U.S. Coast Guard Northeast District is a United States Coast Guard district, based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Northeast District is responsible for all Coast Guard operations in the Northeastern United States encompassing the entire states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont, with parts of New Jersey and New York.[1] RADM Michael E. Platt has led the district 1 since May 2024.[2]
Sectors
[edit]Northeast District is divided into 5 sectors, each with their own sector commander.
Sector Boston
[edit]Sector Boston is based in Boston, Massachusetts and motto is "The Birthplace of the Coast Guard".[3]
Sector New York
[edit]Sector New York is based in Staten Island, New York.[5]
Sector Northern New England
[edit]Sector Northern New England is based in South Portland, Maine.[7]
- Sector Commander: CAPT Matthew S. Baker[8]
- Deputy Sector Commander: CDR Megan L. Drewniak
- Command Master Chief: MCPO Trevor Hughes
Sector Long Island Sound
[edit]Sector Long Island Sound is based in New Haven, Connecticut.[9]
- Sector Commander: CAPT Elisa M. Garrity
- Deputy Sector Commander: CDR Josh W. Buck
- Command Senior Chief: SCPO Lee Nelson
Sector Southeastern New England
[edit]Sector Southeastern New England is based in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.[10]
- Sector Commander: CAPT Clinton J. Prindle
- Deputy Sector Commander: CDR John M. Singletary
- Command Master Chief: MCPO Anthony M. Martinez
Air Station Cape Cod
[edit]District 1 has a singular air station, Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, located at Joint Base Cape Cod.[11] The current air station leadership is:
- Commanding Officer: CAPT Michael Lachowicz[12]
- Executive Officer: CDR Jake S. London
- Command Master Chief: MCPO Ronald Freitas
Cutters
[edit]Northeast District is in direct command of a variety of cutters
Four are Keeper-class cutters:
Two are Juniper-class cutters:
Six are Sentinel-class cutters:
- USCGC William Chadwick (WPC-1150)[13]
- USCGC Warren Deyampert (WPC-1151)[14]
- USCGC Maurice Jester (WPC-1152)[15]
- USCGC John Patterson (WPC-1153)[16]
- USCGC William Sparling (WPC-1154)[17]
- USCGC Melvin Bell (WPC-1155)[18]
List of Northeast District units by sector
[edit]| Sector | Sector Logo | Unit | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston[19] |  |
Station Boston | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Station Gloucester | Gloucester, Massachusetts | ||
| Station Merrimack River | Newburyport, Massachusetts | ||
| Station Point Allerton | Hull, Massachusetts | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| USCGC Marlin | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| USCGC Key Largo | Gloucester, Massachusetts | ||
| USCGC Pendant | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| New York[20] |  |
Station New York | Staten Island, New York |
| Station Kings Point | Kings Point, New York | ||
| Station Sandy Hook | Highlands, New Jersey | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team New York | Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team Saugerties | Saugerties, New York | ||
| USCGC Sailfish | Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
| USCGC Sturgeon Bay | Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
| USCGC Penobscot Bay | Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
| USCGC Line | Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
| USCGC Hawser | Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
| USCGC Wire | Bayonne, New Jersey | ||
| Northern New England[21] |  |
Station Portsmouth Harbor | New Castle, New Hampshire |
| Station Burlington | Burlington, Vermont | ||
| Station Boothbay Harbor | Boothbay Harbor, Maine | ||
| Station South Portland | South Portland, Maine | ||
| Station Jonesport | Jonesport, Maine | ||
| Station Rockland | Rockland, Maine | ||
| Station Eastport | Eastport, Maine | ||
| Marine Safety Detachment Belfast | Belfast, Maine | ||
| Marine Safety Detachment Portsmouth | New Castle, New Hampshire | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team South Portland | South Portland, Maine | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team Southwest Harbor | Southwest Harbor, Maine | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team Burlington | Burlington, Vermont | ||
| Sector Field Office Southwest Harbor | Southwest Harbor, Maine | ||
| USCGC Sitkinak | South Portland, Maine | ||
| USCGC Finback | Jonesport, Maine | ||
| USCGC Tackle | Rockland, Maine | ||
| USCGC Shackle | South Portland, Maine | ||
| USCGC Bridle | Southwest Harbor, Maine | ||
| USCGC Thunder Bay | Rockland, Maine | ||
| Long Island Sound[22] |  |
Station Shinnecock | Hampton Bays, New York |
| Station Eatons Neck | Northport, New York | ||
| Station Fire Island | Babylon, New York | ||
| Station Jones Beach | Freeport, New York | ||
| Station Montauk | Montauk, New York | ||
| Station New Haven | New Haven, Connecticut | ||
| Station New London | New London, Connecticut | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team Long Island Sound | New Haven, Connecticut | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team Moriches | Hampton Bays, New York | ||
| Marine Safety Detachment Coram | Coram, New York | ||
| Sector Field Office Moriches | Moriches, New York | ||
| USCGC Bollard | New Haven, Connecticut | ||
| USCGC Coho | New London, Connecticut | ||
| USCGC Kingfisher | Montauk, New York | ||
| Southeastern New England[23] |  |
Detachment Rhode Island | East Providence, Rhode Island |
| Station Woods Hole | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | ||
| Station Chatham | Chatham, Massachusetts | ||
| Station Provincetown | Provincetown, Massachusetts | ||
| Station Cape Cod | Joint Base Cape Cod | ||
| Station Menemsha | Chilmark, Massachusetts | ||
| Station Castle Hill | Newport, Rhode Island | ||
| Station Point Judith | Narragansett, Rhode Island | ||
| Station Brant Point | Nantucket | ||
| Marine Safety Unit New Bedford | New Bedford, Massachusetts | ||
| Marine Safety Unit Cape Cod | Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team Bristol | Bristol, Rhode Island | ||
| Aids to Navigation Team Woods Hole | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | ||
| USCGC Tybee | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | ||
| USCGC Steelhead | Newport, Rhode Island | ||
| USCGC Sanibel | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | ||
| USCGC Cobia | Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
List of Northeast District Auxiliary Units
[edit]| AUX-District | District Seal | Divisions | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| CG AUX Northeast District North |  |
Northern Maine #01 | North Eastern Maine |
| Southern Maine #02 | Southern Maine | ||
| Merrimack Valley #03 | New Hampshire | ||
| Mass. North Shore #04 | Essex County, Massachusetts | ||
| Boston #05 | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Buzzards Bay #06 | Southeastern Massachusetts | ||
| Narragansett Bay #07 | Rhode Island | ||
| Western Massachusetts #09 | Western Massachusetts | ||
| Central Massachusetts #10 | Central Massachusetts | ||
| Cape Cod #11 | Cape Cod, Massachusetts | ||
| Mass. South Shore #12 | Norfolk and Plymouth County, Massachusetts | ||
| CG AUX Northeast District South |  |
Central Long Island #01 | Great South Bay, New York |
| Sandy Hook #02 | Sandy Hook, New Jersey | ||
| Raritan #04 | Union County, New Jersey | ||
| New York City #05 | Manhattan, New York | ||
| Hudson River East #06 | Eastern Hudson River Valley, New York | ||
| Western Connecticut #07 | Fairfield County, Connecticut | ||
| Lower Hudson #10 | Newburgh, New York through Newark, New Jersey | ||
| Rockaway Inlet #11 | Brooklyn, New York | ||
| North Shore Long Island #12 | East River, New York | ||
| South Shore Long Island #13 | Jones Beach, New York | ||
| Staten Island #14 | Staten Island, New York | ||
| Upper Hudson #15 | Hudson River Valley to Lake Champlain and Vermont | ||
| Eastern Long Island #18 | Peconic Bay, New York | ||
| Eastern Neck #22 | Northern Suffolk County, New York | ||
| South Central Connecticut #24 | New Haven, Connecticut | ||
| New London #25 | New London, Connecticut |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "USCG First DIstrict". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ↑ Winthrop, Christian (2024-05-13). "Historic Change in Command: Rear Adm. Michael Platt Becomes First African-American Commander of First Coast Guard District". Newport Buzz. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Sector Boston". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ↑ Winthrop, Christian (2024-07-18). "Capt. Kailie Benson Retires and Passes the Torch to Capt. Jamie Frederick to Lead Coast Guard Sector Boston". Newport Buzz. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Sector New York". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ↑ Porpora, Tracey (2024-02-03). "'Thank God you're here'; highest ranking African American woman in the U.S. Coast Guard honored by Staten Island BP". silive. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Sector Northern New England". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ↑ "Tugboat operators jump into action after Casco Bay Bridge fails to fully open". newscentermaine.com. 2024-09-25. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Sector Long Island Sound". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ↑ "Sector Southeastern New England". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
- ↑ "Air Station Cape Cod Home Page". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-23.
- ↑ Cassidy, Merrily. "Vice President Kamala Harris arrives on Cape Cod for a fundraiser". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
- ↑ "Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick commissioned in Boston". coastguardnews.com. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ↑ "Coast Guard Cutter Warren Deyampert commissions in Boston" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ↑ "Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester commissions in Rhode Island" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "Coast Guard commissions 53rd fast response cutter in Portland, Maine" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. 11 August 2023. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ↑ O'Brien, Kelly (19 October 2023). "US Coast Guard commissions new fast response cutter in Portsmouth: Cutter named after Boatswain's Mate First Class William Sparling". WMUR 9 ABC. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ↑ "US Coast Guard Commissions Fast Response Cutter Melvin Bell". Baird Maritime. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ "Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Units". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
- ↑ "Sector Southeastern New England". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2025-01-24.
