(the) United States Coast Guard

(the) United States Coast Guard
the US military service that was controlled by the US ↑Department of Transportation until 2000 and is now part of the ↑Department of Homeland Security. It was established in 1909. The Coast Guard stops ships suspected of carrying drugs and other illegal goods, and can make arrests. It also keeps watch to see that other laws of the sea are obeyed, rescues ships in danger and has a weather service.

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