itCG-Guardians save sinking boat, register your EPIRBs!, Washingtonian awarded, “goo” is algae
Posted by LT Connie Braesch, Friday, July 17, 2009
- A Coast Guard helicopter and small boat crew in South Texas responded to a boat taking on water about 30 miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Guardians were able to pass a pump to the boat to control flooding and then boarded the vessel to patch the 2-inch hole, ultimately saving the boat from sinking. Watch video of the helicopter passing the pump here.
Story here - Please double, triple and quadruple check to make sure your Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) or portable Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) is properly registered. In an emergency, these beacons transmit valuable and critical data to rescuers when properly registered. A few months ago, a vessel with an incorrectly registered beacon sank off the coast of New Jersey. When the emergency signal was first received from the vessel’s beacon, it did not provide positional or emergency contact information delaying the Coast Guard’s ability to locate the vessel. When registered properly, these beacons prove to be life savers.
Story here - Coast Guard recognized and awarded the Washington State Department of Natural Resources manager of the Derelict Vessel Removal Program a Meritorious Public Service Award yesterday. Melissa Montgomery was acknowledged for her outstanding commitment to keeping Washington’s waters safe and clean by removing navigation and pollution hazards.
Story here - An algae bloom in Alaskan waters dubbed “goo” is getting lots of attention. The blob was found by hunters earlier this week and initially looked like an oil slick, but lab test results (and the smell apparently) have officials calling the substance algae. The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation is monitoring the situation.
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