This Day in Coast Guard History, 3 July

Based on the Coast Guard Historian’s timeline, https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/
With inspiration from Mike Kelso

July 3

1905  An Executive Order extended the jurisdiction of the Lighthouse Service to the noncontiguous territory of the American Samoan Island.

1918  Congress passed the Migratory Bird Act and the Coast Guard became responsible for the Act’s enforcement after the 1936 passage of the “Act to Define Jurisdiction of Coast Guard.”

1927  Ensign Charles L. Duke, in command of CG-2327, boarded the rumrunner Greypoint in New York harbor and single-handedly captured the vessel, its 22-man crew, and its cargo of illegal liquor.

1986  The Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration took place in New York harbor.  The Coast Guard was in the “forefront” of the celebration due in part to the Coast Guard’s base on Governor’s Island.

A boat crew assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu gets underway alongside an American Samoa Department of Homeland Security boat crew to conduct search and rescue training offshore Pago Pago, American Samoa, Feb. 24, 2025. MSST Honolulu and Coast Guard Sector Honolulu personnel deployed to American Samoa to train alongside agency partners, patrol the U.S. maritime border, and enforce U.S. laws and regulations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo, courtesy Maritime Safety and Security Team Honolulu)

2002  The first of the Coast Guard’s Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSSTs), MSST-91101, was commissioned in Seattle, Washington.  MSSTs were created in response to the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001.  A total of 12 MSST units were planned for deployment around the nation.

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