New Coast Guard ship named after NYPD officer who died in 9/11 ‘he was a wonderful human being’

New Coast Guard ship named after NYPD officer who died in 9/11 ‘he was a wonderful human being’

Officer Vincent Danz was just 38 years old when he died while responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A member of the NYPD’s elite Emergency Service Unit (ESU), Danz was just one of the many first responders who put others before himself when he rushed to the World Trade Center after two planes were used as weapons and flown into the buildings during a terrorist attack. He rushed to disaster and lost list life, leaving a wife and ch…

U.S. Coast Guard Commissions 62nd Fast Response Cutter Named After 9/11 Hero Vincent Danz

Image Credits: USCG The U.S. Coast Guard has commissioned its newest Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Vincent Danz (WPC 1162), during a ceremony held in New York City on Friday. The cutter will be homeported in Guam and will support U.S. maritime security operations across Oceania, particularly in the Micronesia and Melanesia regions. Its missions will include maritime law enforcement, search and rescue operations, countering illegal activity, and wo…