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Please only submit sites for full time professional paid or governmental Coast Guard or Rescue organizations here. Use the Lifeboat Station category for units that go by the name of a Lifeboat Station, the Volunteer Coast Guard category for units that go by the name of a Volunteer Coast Guard unit and the Sea Rescue category for units that go by the name of a Sea Rescue unit. Descriptions should include specific information of the unique qualities and features of the site contents. Avoid advertising hype, overuse of capitalization, and emphatic punctuation. Do use the English language, proper grammar, and a spell-checker.

Redirected sites, multiple URL's for the same organization, and mirror sites are not desirable.

The web sites of the Coast Guard Organizations listed in this section, depict primarily full time paid or government organizations.

Note: Some countries use Coastguard as one word.


Lifeboat Stations

Please only submit sites about Lifeboats and Lifeboat Station Organizations here. Use the next category up for full time professional paid units, and the Volunteer Coast Guard category for units that go by the name of a Coast Guard unit.

Descriptions should include specific information of the unique qualities and features of the site contents. Avoid advertising hype, overuse of capitalization, and emphatic punctuation. Do use the English language, proper grammar, and a spell-checker.

Redirected sites, multiple URL's for the same organization, and mirror sites are not desirable.

The web sites of the Lifeboats and Lifeboat Station Organizations listed in this section, give a window into the lives and activities of groups of dedicated individuals who give their unpaid time and effort to helping other people who are in distress or danger at sea. Quite often they will put their own lives at risk to help others.

Note: RNLI is the abbreviation of: Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

Professional

Sites listed here will focus on sea rescue services operated by paid professionals.

If the site concerns the US or Canadian Coast Guard, please submit it to that specific category.

In some places, rescues at sea are undertaken by professionals paid by the government or some other organization.

Volunteer

Please only submit sites for Volunteer (unpaid) Coast Guard organizations here. Use the next category up for full time professional paid units, and the Lifeboat Station category for units that go by the name of a Lifeboat Station.

Descriptions should include specific information of the unique qualities and features of the site contents. Avoid advertising hype, overuse of capitalization, and emphatic punctuation. Do use the English language, proper grammar, and a spell-checker.

Redirected sites, multiple URL's for the same organization, and mirror sites are not desirable.

The web sites of the Volunteer Coast Guard Organizations listed in this section, give a window into the lives and activities of groups of dedicated individuals who give their unpaid time and effort to helping other people who are in distress or danger at sea. Typically Coast Guard units will provide safety at sea education as well as carrying out search and rescue operations. Quite often they will put their own lives at risk to help others.

Note: Some countries use Coastguard as one word.


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