ANT Coos Bay


The United States Coast Guard Aids To Navigation Team, ANT Coos Bay was established in 1976 and is located near the mouth of Coos Bay in the fishing and tourist community of Charleston, Oregon, southwest of the city of Coos Bay. ANT Coos Bay's area of responsibility ranges over 240 miles of the Oregon coast and includes 3 lighthouses, 18 primary buoys, 43 secondary buoys and 156 other lights, day beacons and fog signals.
The assigned crew of seven consists of an Officer In Charge, Executive Petty Officer, Engineering Petty Officer, Operations Petty Officer, one Lighthouse Technician, one Fireman, and one Seaman.
ANT Coos Bay utilizes a 17 ft utility boat and a 26 ft work boat.