T&T: Small Boats seen as threat

[Henry Quigley]

And don't forget all the Operational Facilities (boats and airplanes) of the USCG Auxiliary.
These are privately owned "opfacs" that have been brought up to a specified standard and are used by the USCGAUX for patrol duty under military orders under the direct supervision of the USCG.
They also do search and rescue missions (SARs) with these facilities.
Henry


---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 16:20:36 -0700
>From: "Todd Mains" <tmains at flowersbydonna.com>  
>Subject: Re: T&T: Small Boats seen as threat  
>To: "'Arild Jensen'" <2elnav at netbistro.com>, "'Trawlers-n-Trawlering'" <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
>
>Arild writes:  "There was a big deal made of the fact something like 600
>small craft patrol vessels were ordered for homeland Defense. No doubt some
>of you have seen these boats on the water. But 600 boats to cover the entire
>US coast line. Get real!"
>
>My question:  Are we talking about an additional 600 boats?  The US Coast
>Guard already has about 1400 boats, to go along with a couple hundred
>aircraft and around 150 Cutters (vessels over 65').  Seems to me that if 600
>boats are added we are talking about a sizable increase.  
>
>The United States has a lot of coastline, but it seems to me that this force
>is concentrated in and around ports and harbors. Seems "real" to me.
>
>Todd Mains
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