1st District Northeast

The Coast Guard’s 1st District Headquarters in Boston is responsible for Coast Guard activities in Northern New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. For more information about the 1st District, visit our homepage at www.uscg.mil/d1.

Latest 1st District News

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Cutter Seneca to hold change-of-command ceremony

Captain Brian LeFebvre takes helm at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England

Coast Guard Station Boston medevacs man from cruise ship 12 miles outside Boston Harbor

Multimedia Release: Hope in the harbor - a kayaker's fight for rescue

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard aircraft honor, fly over Volvo Ocean Race Village in Newport, RI

UPDATE 4: Coast Guard, Mass DEP respond to dielectric oil leak in Mystic River

MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Barque Eagle to welcome guests for ride-in to Newport, Rhode Island

Coast Guard, NOAA increase efforts to protect the North Atlantic Right Whale

IMAGERY RELEASE: Coast Guard hosts Narragansett Bay Task Force training in Rhode Island

VIDEO RELEASE: Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship 80 miles south of Nantucket

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First District PA Contact

Main
(617) 223-8515

After Hours
(617) 717-9609

U.S. Coast Guard First District
Commander (dgp)
408 Atlantic Ave.
Boston, MA 02110

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