Coast Guard Tug Association

Apalachee (foreground) and Manitou tied up back to back in Erie Pa.
Photo courtesy Jeff Thoreson, Erie Shipping News

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Please mail your 2012 dues to

Coast Guard Tug Assoc.
PO Box 771535
Lakewood, OH 44107

The Coast Guard Tug Association is a non-profit 501 C3 Veteran's organization located in Cleveland, Ohio, whose mission is to preserve the heritage and history of U.S. Coast Guard Tugs, and to continue the camaraderie and Esprit de Corps of those veterans who served in them.

Our goal is to educate the public of the vital role these cutters played in search and rescue, icebreaking for commercial shipping and maintaining aids to navigation; and highlight the important role they played in United States maritime history. With our mission clearly defined, please explore this website, learn about the Coast Guard's work horse cutters.

Learn about their rolls in maritime safety past present and future. Learn what it is like to be "Guardian Of The Seas".

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The CGTA does not necessarily share those opinions.

Notice: This is not an official U.S. Coast Guard Site