Commanding a fleet of 241 heavy. medium and light cutters. or patrol ships. as well as a fleet of 2000 utility boats and small craft. the men and women of the Guard clean up oil spills. maintain buoys and other aids to navigation. oversee port safety and inspect American merchant ships to make sure that they are safe for sea. In recent years. the Coast Guard has taken on major new taskswith little increase in funds. These include guarding fisheries jn the expanded 200mile zone of United States fishery control and interdicting illegal aliens. The Guard is also involved in a new effort against drug smugglers and is responsible for protecting against accidents involving hazardous materials by rigorously inspecting shore sites and handling spills that do occur. Still. since the Coast Guard was created in 1790. lifesaving has been its fundamental mission.
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