USCGC JUNIPER (WLB-201)
Pier 2
Naval Station Newport
Telephone: 841-6953
Webpage: www.uscg.mil/d1/cgcjuniper
The Coast Guard Cutter JUNIPER (WLB 201) is the first of the Coast Guard's 225' sea-going buoy tenders. JUNIPER's missions include the servicing of Aids to Navigation, Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, Domestic Icebreaking, and Marine Environmental Pollution response. JUNIPER operates under the First Coast Guard District, located in Boston, MA. Her primary area of responsibility is from Cape Cod, MA. to Sandy Hook, NJ. JUNIPER participated in the efforts following the TWA Flight 800 catastrophe as well as anti-terrorist/force protection operations in New York after the World Trade Center attack. JUNIPER is also designed to skim and recover spilled oil, as demonstrated by her recent 145 day deployment in response to the DEEPWATER HORIZON oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, where she recovered 145,000 gallons of oil