Coast Guard's top officer visits Seattle to talk about port growth and icebreakers
The U.S. Coast Guard Commandant visited Seattle this week with a message about keeping the economy moving as the nation’s waterways become more congested.
“If you really think about it ... 90% of all stuff on our shelves come from our ports,” said Admiral Karl Schultz.
Schultz has a lot of coastline to cover - more than 95,000 miles. As the U.S. Coast Guard's top officer, he's tasked with making sure shorelines are safe and keeping goods flowing through oceans, lakes, and rivers.
“This is a complex waterway and it's as complex as any in the nation,” Schultz said while on a tour of the Port of Seattle.
Schultz visited Puget Sound to meet with business and government leaders, and a Coast Guard base planning for the future.
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