Coast Guard breaks ground on new search-and-rescue building in Port Canaveral

May 03, 2022 at 2:57 pm EDT

Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral holds groundbreaking ceremony Cpt. Brian M Kostecki, resource management division chief of Coast Guard District 7, Cpt. Mark R. Vlaun, commanding officer of Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Chief Warrant Officer John P. Chandler, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral break ground at the groundbreaking ceremony in Cape Canaveral, Florida, May 2, 2022. The 21,000 square-foot search and rescue building is projected to be completed by 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Seaman Cameron Snell) (Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno/U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADE)

(Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno/U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADE)

May 03, 2022 at 2:57 pm EDT

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral broke ground on a new 21,000-square-foot search and rescue building Tuesday.

Officials said the new facility will house multiple commands.

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Chief Warrant Officer John Chandler, commanding officer of Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral, presided over the ceremony.

“This new facility will house multiple commands, in a new technologically advanced building with up to date amenities to ensure we remain Semper Paratus, Always Ready!” Chandler said.

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