MULTIMEDIA RELEASE: Coast Guard, U.S. Congressman Pallone cut ribbon on state-of-the-art facility at Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook

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Coast Guard, U.S. Congressman Pallone cut ribbon on state-of-the-art facility at Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook

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NEW YORK — Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook unveiled a new, state-of-the-art facility, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Tuesday, July 3, 2018. 

Following Superstorm Sandy, Congress appropriated $54 million to bring the new facility to fruition, allowing Station Sandy Hook to continue to maintain the highest level of operational readiness. 

 

Superstorm Sandy made landfall along the Northeast coast in October 2012 and left behind unprecedented devastation which impacted Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook and its piers located at the northern tip of the peninsula. After Sandy hit, the Coast Guard permanently relocated 35 families living in the provided housing there.

 

Coast Guard units have been stationed on this strategic plot of land since 1848 when the first Life-Saving Service Station was opened there.

 

The new facilities provide space for all station functions, including administration, maintenance, repairs and training in a safe environment out of the weather. 

 

Station Sandy Hook is responsible for carrying out search and rescue, living marine resources, and marine safety missions, with a component of 38. 

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