Maritime search and rescue in the Bahamas : An opportunity or excessive cost for the U.S. Coast Guard? / Erin Palmer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Palmer, Erin, author.

Fischl, Benjamin, author.

Helms, Fawn, author.

Moore, Cory, active 2019, author.

Spear, Bryan, author.

Series:

SAGE business cases.

SAGE business cases

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Coast Guard--Search and rescue operations--Bahamas--Case studies.

United States.

Rescue work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

London : Society for Case Research, 2025.

Summary:

The U.S. Coast Guard has enjoyed a generally positive working relationship with the government of the Bahamas for decades. As the primary responsible party for maritime search and rescue (SAR) within the Bahamian archipelagic zone per the Grey Agreement, the Coast Guard's District Seven (D7) frequently stretches its resources and capabilities far beyond U.S. borders. It oversees operations within a 1.7 million square mile area of responsibility (AOR), including Puerto Rico, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and 34 foreign territories throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Despite routinely providing assistance to the other nations and territories that fall within its AOR, D7 does not assume the burden of SAR responsibility for any other nation besides the Bahamas. After the 2017 trio of devastating hurricanes, during which it rescued more than 11,000 people, the Coast Guard faced a $914 million budget shortfall, not including the nearly $1 billion needed to repair damaged facilities hit by the storms. All of this came after the service was threatened with a $1.3 billion budget cut out of its less than $11 billion annual budget (Lamothe, 2017). These fiscal constraints necessitated that the opportunity cost of the SAR mission in the Bahamas be considered. The USCG has four primary courses of action available in this case: renegotiate the provisions of the Grey Agreement with the Bahamas, maintain the status quo, or seek to dissolve the agreement entirely, with or without a new agreement. This case is most appropriate for courses in public administration, public policy, international relations, and business law.

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ISBN:

9781071980620

1071980629

OCLC:

1483993890