New York City`s first line of defense: Boarding ships with the Coast Guard

As the third busiest port in the country, New York needs a first line of defense on the water and the U.S. Coast Guard fulfills that role.More than 3 million container ships carrying $200 billion worth of cargo enter the city each year. PIX11 joined a six-member boarding team to inspect an inbound container ship from Egypt.

[@Higgins8]

why is the coast guard keeping new york safe, but southern border security isn't considered keeping america safe

[@dartanyaneight9900]

Higgins your suppose to ignore that !! Now your a racist !!!!

[@Cadriul]

Are you talking about border patrol? No one thinks we shouldn’t have a border patrol and we do so....

[@tykrollstudios1142]

Coast guard primarily protects the water in all ways. There are illegal immigrants coming in by boats all the time, mostly to the east coast. The land crossings are up to CBP and ICE

[@neilsiebenthal9254]

Coast guard... Key word... Coast.. As in where land meets the water..

[@4y5vethgergtfdhb]

Thank you for the laugh. I really needed that today.

[@dartanyaneight9900]

Don’t forget your not supposed to like these people. They may just stop illegal immigrants. Luckily I’m in Oklahoma so I can’t get fined for $250,000 for saying “illegal immigrant”