May 2009
217 posts
U.S. Coast Guard releases final investigations →
The U.S. Coast Guard has released a Report of Investigation for each of two fatal catamaran cases that occurred less than four months apart two years ago in Hawaii waters.
Pirate Attack on MSC Cruise Line - Photo Link →
The Melody, carrying about 1,000 passengers and 500 crew, was en route from Durban, South Africa to Genoa, Italy, on a 22-day luxury cruise when pirates in skiffs opened fire late Saturday. The cruise ship’s security detail returned fire, startling the pirates, who gave up and turned around.
Flu Mitigation →
As the Federal Government, spearheaded by the Department of Health and Human Services and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, continues to mount an aggressive response – led by science – to the H1N1 outbreak, leaders continue to urge calm with caution while emphasizing personal responsibility for following basic preventive health steps.
Coast Guard brings boy with appendicitis from... →
10 Must Have Survival Books →
Here are some great survival and self sufficiency books I have that I would recommend to any prepper. These are books you need!
A honest assesment of Afghanistan →
This Captain is getting ready for his fourth tour in Afghanistan and knows the ground truth very well. If you care about what is happening in Afghanistan and a God-honest truth of what it is like on the ground there and what it will take to even remotely win….
Life Saving in Brooklyn And Elsewhere →
The life saver, as opposed to the lighthouse keeper, searched reefs along the shore for stranded survivors. He also rowed out to wrecks in his lifeboat to save victims and property, if necessary
The Coast Guard and the pirates →
The continuing work on the North Dakota Floods, and the problem with hoax calls.
Popular Mechanics takes a look inside the USCG’s... →
In its April Edition, Popular Mechanics gives its readers an inside look into the USCG’s Advanced Helicopter Rescue School by enrolling one of its authors to attend the course along with 16 other students. The school, located in Astoria Oregon, is where Coast Guard helicopter pilots and crews receive training in conducting rescues in heavy weather and heavy surf conditions.
WLNY 55 - USCGAux →
Underway with the Coast Guard Auxiliary…
April 2009
176 posts
The Dangerous Dock →
If I told you that statistics on boats sinking showed that the dock is four times more dangerous than the open waters, you might tell me to check my calculator, amongst other things. But study after study show that four times as many boats sink at the dock than under way! Why is that???
Tobermory RNLI lifeboat assists divers in Sound of... →
Tobermory RNLI lifeboat launched yesterday morning (Wednesday 29 April 2009) to assist two divers in the Sound of Mull.
The divers had been diving the wreck of the Rondo, when one got into difficulties underwater. The pair ascended to the surface, and were recovered to the dive vessel. They were transferred to Tobermory RNLI lifeboat and given medical assistance.
2009 USODA Team Trials →
It all begins in the AM!
212 boats registered for this unique event hosted by the Noroton Yacht Club.
Coast Guard Responds to Boat Fire →
Coast Guard Group Astoria received a call from the owner and operator of a 33-foot riviera pleasure craft that his boat was on fire and that he and the other person on board were in need of assistance. The owner and the other person on the boat were able to deploy their life raft and float away from the burning vessel.
U.S. Coast Guard Participates in Japanese Sea... →
Seven U.S. Coast Guard flight crew members aboard an HC-130 Hercules Long Range Surveillance Aircraft demonstrated their unit’s capabilities for Japanese Coast Guard leaders and the citizens of Tokyo April 26 during an annual sea review and comprehensive drill in Tokyo Bay.
BOUTWELL Crew Gives Shoutouts with the Commandant... →
iCommandant
Web Journal of Admiral Thad Allen
While onboard BOUTWELL this week in Djibouti, crewmembers had the rare opportunity to say “Hi” to their loved ones back home while they circumnavigate the globe supporting the 5th, 6th and 7th fleets.
Cruise ship passengers threw tables and chairs at... →
PASSENGERS on board a cruise ship off the east African coast threw plastic tables and chairs at AK-47-wielding pirates who were trying to board the ship.
Leap Frogs Parachute Over St. Louis - April 22,... →
The U.S. Navy Parachute Demonstration Team, the Leap Frogs, parachuted around the Gateway Arch on April 22, 2009, during St. Louis Navy Week.
Leadership Minute →
Leaders identify and keep up to date on key national and international policies and economic, political, military, and social trends that affect the organization.
Coast Guard leaders understand near‐term and long‐range plans and determine how best to be positioned to achieve the advantage in an increasingly competitive national economic climate.
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to view the world.”
– John Le Caré - leadertweeter
“Leadership is an action, not a position.”
– Donald H. McGannon - from Leader Twitter
Rescue 21 – USCG Rescue System in the 21st Century →
Emergency beacon helped Coast Guard save men →
The emergency beacon that has gained in recent popularity among boaters may have helped saved the lives of two men.
Port Tack? →
“Skipper, I think they are on port tack…”
Flying the Presidential jet over Manhattan w/... →
Peter Mello - Come on, who really thought this would be a good idea?
US India and Japan - Open Malabar 2009 →
Ships and Sailors from the United States, India, and Japan gathered in Sasebo, Japan, April 26, to kick-off the trilateral exercise Malabar 2009.
BMWOracle's Trimaran on one hull →
I need a cold shower.
The Good Samaritan – Safety of Life at Sea →
Any school child knows, or at least believes, that if you see a person or boat in distress on the water, the “law of the sea” demands that you render assistance. Simple human decency would require no less and, from time immemorial, this has been law of the sea. But we live in a modern and litigious world… What are the facts?
Track the Tallships Atlantic Challenge →
After eight days at sea, covering 1,800 nautical miles, the crew of Spirit of Bermuda were delighted to set foot in Horta, Azores on 23April09.
Kayakers rescued by Kessock RNLI →
RNLI Kessock Lifeboat was paged to launch to the aid of two sea kayakers on Saturday afternoon on 25April09.
Queensferry RNLI rescue teenagers from rocks →
Three teenagers aged 16, 18 and 19 from Dunfermline and Rosyth were trapped on the rocks at St. David’s Bay, Fife by the incoming tide on Friday 24April09.
Coast Guard rescues 5 people and dog in the... →
The Coast Guard rescued five people and one dog after their vessel reportedly became disabled and adrift near Marshall Hall in the Potomac River Monday.
Coast Guard searches for missing man →
Leadership blog →
Welcome to Integrated Support Command (ISC)... →
Rande is in training this week on Coast Guard Island in Alameda, CA. The Island supports a number of U.S. Coast Guard facilities managed by Integrated Support Command Alameda, including Commander of Pacific Area, Commander of District Eleven, Sector San Francisco, an industrial service center, a training center for reserve and enlisted Coast Guard personnel (class-rooms), living quarters, four...
McGulpin Pt Lighthouse in MI: new lantern... →
Fantastic photos It will be lit 30MAY09 for 1st time in 103 yrs. From @lighthousenews
NOTICE TO BOATERS →
Coast Guard Urges Awareness to Recreational Boaters of Boating Safety Laws
Rescue:Hunstanton RNLI crew look for missing... →
“Individual commitment to a group effort: that is what makes a team work, a...”
– Vince Lombardi on Leadership
Coast Guard rescues two car crash survivors from... →
Why knot? →
If you want to learn about sailing and boating knots…this is the place!
Harnessing the power of the sea →
On Earth Day, Sector Northern New England, in a partnership with the Coast Guard Research and Development Center in New London, Conn., announced a plan to test tidal generators off Station Eastport. Once completed, the station would be the first federal facility in the continental U.S. to use tidal power.
AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM (AIS) →
Last October AIS Class B was approved for use in the US.
AIS is a signal sent out by commercial shipping and can be picked up with an
AIS receiver connected to your VHF antenna. The AIS signal tells you the
sending vessels SOG, COG, Position and destination. AIS is very useful
information for the boater, for navigating in shipping channels, and open
Oceans.
Missing boat with six people on board found safe →
SEATTLE - A Good Samaritan contacted the Coast Guard stating he spotted the missing 20-foot bayliner tied to a fuel pier in West Sound, on Orcas Island, Wash., Wednesday.
The Coast Guard contacted the only local cab company on the island and found that the people stayed at a local hotel there.
Coast Guard members were able to speak with one of the six members at the hotel and found them to all...
“It takes several years to learn to handle a yacht reasonably well, and a...”
– Unknown Sea Captain
U.S. Coast Guard “Light-Off” Ceremony for Landfill... →
The Coast Guard Yard opens the Landfill Gas Renewable Energy Center in official ceremonies on Earth Day 2009 with start-up of main engines that will burn methane from a nearby Baltimore City landfill and convert the gas into two forms of energy – electricity and steam – for the shipyard’s energy use. “Light-Off” is a maritime term indicating completion of the major mechanical and electrical...
First Large-Scale Wind Turbine at Navy Facility →
BARSTOW, Calif. (NNS) — The first, large-scale wind turbine project has been installed at Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Barstow in the Mojave Desert of Southern California.
Three children cut off by the tide at Exmouth →
Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew were tasked by Brixham Coastguards on Friday 17th April to recover three children cut off by the tide at Sandy Bay.
Coast Guard searches for missing boat with six... →
SEATTLE - The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue 20-foot bayliner with six people on board Wednesday.
Coast Guard Group Port Angeles, Wash., received a report at 11 p.m., that a 20-foot bayliner with a blue hull and cuddy cabin was overdue to return home after it departed Bellingham, Wash., at 11 a.m., Tuesday.
The bayliner had six people on board including two young children.
The...
A brand new set of audio PSA’s featuring NFL great... →
Wow! Dan Marino on boating safety from the Coast Guard Auxiliary.