Ringing in the New Year with rhyme: Afloat
On New Year’s Eve the midnight log entry at a Coast Guard unit takes on a life of its own and is traditionally written as a poem. The Compass reached out to those standing the mid-watch to share the tradition of applying verse to the ship’s log as we all rung in 2013.
Another drug sub busted
It’s been months since Compass last brought you a story of a drug sub bust – but the wait is over! Last month a team of Coast Guard crews and the Honduran navy interdicted a a drug smuggling, self-propelled semi-submersible [...]
Shipmate of the Week – BM2 Derrick Dyess
Written by Petty Officer 2nd Class William ColClough, 8th Coast Guard District public affairs. Pick any adjective that describes efficiency and action, and you will find a member of the U.S. Coast Guard who either embodies it or makes it [...]
