| Coast Guard Station Oak Island | |
|---|---|
| Part of 5th District | |
| Caswell Beach, North Carolina | |
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| Coordinates | 33°53′20″N 78°01′20″W / 33.88889°N 78.02222°W |
| Type | Coast Guard Station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1899 |
| In use | 1899-Present |
Coast Guard Station Oak Island referred to locally as the Oak Island Coast Guard Station (OICGS) is located in the Town of Caswell Beach on Oak Island in Brunswick County, North Carolina. A part of the Cape Fear region, the station is in the United States Coast Guard 5th District which is charged with ensuring the safety and security of the oceans, coastal areas, and marine transportation system within the Mid-Atlantic Region. The district encompasses some 156,000 square miles of ocean, bays, rivers, wetlands and tidal marshes, geographic waterways, several major mid-Atlantic ports, and the Nation's capital. They also patrol the mouth of the Cape Fear River in Southport, North Carolina and the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW)