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People’s Choice – Coast Guard Photo Contest, Round 2
Last week we announced the People’s Choice award for this year’s Coast Guard Photo Contest and posted the first set of photos for your consideration. Every Wednesday, we will unveil another batch of photos as we count down the top 40 of over 700 photos submitted.
Here is the second set of photos…
Ensign Cook Reports – Station Seattle Part II
Post Written by Ensign Lindsay Cook
Hello Everyone,
Just to re-cap, during this visit I’m learning about the Coast Guard’s ports, waterways and coastal security (PWCS) mission. In my first post I talked about getting underway with the Seattle/Bainbridge ferry and interacting with the crew and passengers to learn more about the importance of the ferry [...]
Ensign Cook Reports – Station Seattle Part I
Post Written by Ensign Lindsay Cook
Greetings and happy holidays everyone,
For this edition of “ENS Cook Reports” I’m blogging while on leave visiting family in the Seattle area. I grew up in the South Puget Sound region and spent a lot of time riding the ferries, so I thought now that I’m in the Coast [...]
Guardians of the Week – The Udland Family
Heroism takes many forms. This week’s Guardians of the Week are heroes not for their bravery and sacrifice on the battlefield but for their exceptional dedication and service to the community.
BM1 Aaron Udland from Station Juneau, his wife Shannon, a human resources generalist at True North Federal Credit Union and their family were named the [...]
itCG-Naval exercises, boater found, fisherman search, Dominican repatriation, buoy removal
Semper Paratus is the guiding principle behind a joint exercise featuring Coast Guard, Navy and Canadian forces along the Washington Coast and in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The exercise is aimed at strengthening relationships and preparedness between U.S. and Canadian forces.
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Yesterday, we reported that a 72-year-old man was still missing after the [...]
itCG-Hero surfer, dehydration rescue, weather safety warning, missing crewman
In a ceremony on Thursday, Rear Admiral Gary Blore, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, will award the Meritorious Public Service Award to Matt Loughran of Westport, WA for “unusual courage” and Good Samaritan acts of bravery. While surfing in mid-September, Loughran rescued a man struggling in a rip current.
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Guardians from Air Station Kodiak [...]
itCG- Arctic cruise, Sitka shipwreck, airlift rescue, World Maritime Day
It’s not every day that a cruise ship pulls into Nome, AK for a visit. In fact, it’s never happened before until this summer. But it may be a regular occurrence due to climate change and a shrinking ice cap that has made harsh arctic waterways more navigable than ever before. The Coast Guard is looking [...]
itCG-tank ships keep Guardians busy, radiological detection exercise, CGC Tahoma returns to port
Between the tank ship and barge collision in the Houston Ship Channel, a grounded tank ship at the mouth of the Lower Mississippi River and a tank ship that punctured one of its fuel tanks off the coast of Savannah, tank ships across the South have kept Guardians busy for the past few days. The [...]
itCG-boat fire rescue, fishing vessel seizure, CGC’s Bertholf and Tampa return to port
Despite the blazing fire and the fact they had to abandon ship into a liferaft, two crewmembers onboard a 60-foot boat called the Coast Guard for help and relayed their position greatly aiding in their quick and safe rescue. Calm seas, daylight and the Coast Guard Cutter Active only eight miles from the burning [...]
itCG-six rescued, two boat collision, ferry allision
CGC Sea Horse heard and responded to the initial distress call from a 28-foot boat taking on water about 30 miles off the coast of Elizabeth City, North Carolina, yesterday. Sea Horse monitored the situation as the vessel in distress transited toward shore because it was only able to control flooding by accelerating up [...]
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