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Welcome to the online home of Flotilla 19 of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, one of the most active and exciting flotillas in the Auxiliary. Please use our links and other online content to educate yourself about the Auxiliary, Boating Safety, Hurricane Preparedness, Vessel Safety Checks, and many other important maritime topics.
Flotilla 19 is actively involved in the very busy boating community of Panama City Beach. Please let us help bring safety to your boating fun in the Panama City Beach area. We will inspect your vessel for free, attend your boating events to give out free information, show you how to properly navigate or wear your life vest, or tell you how you can become an active participant in the mission of Homeland Security!
Thank You for visiting our site!
The USCG Auxiliaryb> was created by Congress in 1939 as an all volunteer citizen group which would support the US Coast Guard. Our missions include teaching public boating safety classes, public outreach, assisting with search and rescue missions, and participation in America's Waterway Watch program. In addition we help protect the environment of our coastal regions.
Panama City Beach, Florida's Flotilla 19 is very proud to be part of a network of 30,000+ all volunteer lifesavers. Serving Bay County and its surrounding waterways Flotilla 19 conducts many missions in public boating safety and public outreach through both boating classes and appearances with "Coastie" the safety boat.
Flotilla members are trained in boating skills and seamanship so they can conduct patrols for a variety of mission purposes. Missions may include search and rescue, monitoring aids to navigation, water sampling and waterway watch.
Flotilla 19 is located at the U S Coast Guard,
Station Panama City which is co-located on the Naval Support
Activity Panama City. The base also houses the law enforcement
agency of Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. The Auxiliary works
as a team with the USCG and FWC to promote safe boating and the
protection of our water ways and resources. Meeting are held
on the 3rd Wednesday of every month. We begin with a social which
includes a meal at 1800 hours (6:00PM). Food is prepared by one of
the flotilla members. The meeting begins promptly at 1900 (7:00
P.M.).
We invite anyone interested in learning more about the Flotilla and
our missions to attend our meetings. If interested in coming
to a meeting please contact one of the Flotilla's officers.
Contact information is located on the
Flotilla Officers Page. We're proud to have been the recipients of the "Most
Outstanding Flotilla" in
District 8, Coastal Region which includes all of New Mexico, Texas,
Louisiana, Mississippi, southern half of Alabama, the Florida
Panhandle and the southwestern corner of Georgia. We invite
you to become a part of our exciting and effective all volunteer
lifesaving team.
