Coast Guard Station Washington News

The Coast Guard is investigating an allision caused by flood conditions between an 80-ft construction barge and the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C, around March 15. A 25-ft Response Boat-Small crew from Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., along with boatcrews from D.C., Police Department and D.C., Fire Department were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, the Coast Guard conducted an initial assessment and found no apparent significant damage to the bridge or the barge. The Coast Guard is working with the barge owners in an effort to remove the barge.

U.S. Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., will host a groundbreaking ceremony at Bolling Air Force Base on Wednesday. The future facility on the grounds of Bolling AFB will provide Station Washington crew members the infrastructure required to sustain and support their mission in the National Capital Region. Over the past three years the men and women of Station Washington have pioneered ports, waterways, and coastal security operations in the capital region while operating out of portable trailer. This new facility will provide the crew enhanced operational capabilities in the NCR while providing state of the art equipment to allow for sustained command and control, deterrence, detection and prevention of further terrorist attacks in the waters around our nation's capital.