ANT Coos Bay

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The United States Coast Guard Aids To Navigation Team, ANT Coos Bay was established in 1976 and is located near the mouth of Coos Bay in the fishing and tourist community of Charleston, Oregon. ANT Coos Bay's area of responsibility ranges over 240 miles of the Oregon coast and includes 4 lighthouses, 18 primary buoys, 43 secondary buoys and 156 other lights, day beacons and fog signals.

The assigned crew of seven consists of an Officer In Charge (Chief Boatswain's Mate), Executive Petty Officer (Boatswain's Mate First Class), Engineering Petty Officer (Machinery Technician First Class), Operations Petty Officer (Boatswain's Mate Second Class), one Lighthouse Technician (Electrician's Mate Second Class), one Machinery Technician Third Class, and one Seaman.

ANT Coos Bay utilizes an 17ft utility boat (UTL) and a larger 23ft work boat (TANB).

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• ANT Coos Bay homepage
• District 13 Waterways Management Section (includes ANT Coos Bay)