Welcome to Aids to Navigation (ANT) Team Moriches

Aids to Navigation (ANT) Unit Moriches, established in 1998 when ANT units at Station Shinnecock and Station Fire Island merged, is a detached unit under the direction the of the captain of the port of Long Island Sound. The 13 Coast Guard members at the unit are responsible for the area west of the eastern tip of Long Island Sound. Within their area of responsibility, they service 386 aids to navigation, which include lighthouses, day beacons, lights and buoys. While most aids are on the water, some aids, such as lighthouses and jetty lights are serviceable from shore. Servicing these aids is mainly the responsibility of the unit's lone electrician's mate.

In order to maintain the aids not serviceable from land, the team uses a 49-foot buoy utility stern loading (BUSL) boat to set and remove many of the larger buoys, a 45-foot BUSL boat, and a 26-foot trailerable aids to navigation boat, which gives the team the flexibility needed to respond quickly to isolated incidents.

When not servicing the navigational aids, ANT Moriches members are involved with the local community. Marching in parades, and assisting schools and service organizations have become an integral part of the team's support in local, non-Coast Guard, activities.

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