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The coast guard is an organization devoted to saving the lives of shipwrecked mariners or people in danger at sea. In some countries it is part of the [[military]]. In other countries it is a civilian or even volunteer organization. |
The coast guard is an organization devoted to saving the lives of shipwrecked mariners or people in danger at sea. In some countries it is part of the [[military]]. In other countries it is a civilian or even volunteer organization. |
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In the [[United States]], the Coast Guard is a [[Federal]] agency under the Department of Transportation in peacetime. In wartime it becomes part of the United States [[Navy]]. |
In the [[United States]], the [[Coast Guard|United States Coast Guard]] is a [[Federal]] agency under the Department of Transportation in peacetime. In wartime it becomes part of the United States [[Navy]]. |
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Revision as of 11:07, 13 November 2002
The coast guard is an organization devoted to saving the lives of shipwrecked mariners or people in danger at sea. In some countries it is part of the military. In other countries it is a civilian or even volunteer organization.
In the United States, the United States Coast Guard is a Federal agency under the Department of Transportation in peacetime. In wartime it becomes part of the United States Navy.
This is a stub article.
Someone from the UK write a bit on the unique volunteer // lifeboat squadrons, and how they started and some still are private.