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"Written in Blood": Maritime disasters that shaped the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Mission
June 26, 2026
WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:

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"Written in Blood": Maritime disasters that shaped the Coast Guard's Marine Safety Mission

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Those familiar with Coast Guard history know that the service's development has been shaped by the nation's natural and man-made disasters. Many Coast Guard missions were written in blood. Nowhere is that clearer than the . . .

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