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USCG

Out of gas brings $2MM towboat to the “rescue”

Oh, boy. Don’t get me started….. Here is a story that might bite the USCG boys in NYC right in the transom. Gee, having some press tag along to promote these brand new (yawn… same twin jet technology I’ve been driving for 8 years) $2 million boats seemed like such a good idea. Yeah, give [...]

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June 2, 2010 Read the full article →

Strict adhearence to MSAP has tragic consequences.

Coast Guard and good Samaritan respond to capsized vessel Coast Guard News Service 11 Apr 2010 07:51 PM PDT CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A good Samaritan rescued three people and the Coast Guard recovered a fourth person who was unresponsive after a pleasure craft capsized in the Nueces Bay, Saturday night. A watchstander from Coast [...]

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April 14, 2010 Read the full article →

High Crimes and Misdemeanors

Mistakes can have consequences – legal consequences. On the one hand, you might loose your license: License Suspended In Fatal Parasail Incident “We hope that this case involving poor judgment and risky behavior is a wake-up call to all mariners, whether commercial or recreational. We enforce our regulations to safeguard the lives and well being [...]

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April 2, 2010 Read the full article →

Coast Guard does nice beach pull.

Coast Guard cutter, crews rescue beached beacon | Best Web | StarNewsOnline.com. Standing 26 feet tall, the metal buoy weighs 12,100 pounds dry and as much as 33,000 pounds when flooded, BMC Chris Groom said. Given the amount of time the buoy sat on the beach, flooding was likely.

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March 11, 2010 Read the full article →

Who’s in charge here?

Two days ago, I got this email: Hello, The coast_guard_e-newsletter mailing list is now only open to users who have a uscg.mil mailing address. Because your email address does not comply with this rule, you are being removed from the list. If you would like to subscribe to the list with a valid uscg.mil email [...]

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June 26, 2009 Read the full article →

Sorry, the Bar is Closed

Today’s Federal Register contains this tidbit – perhaps not totally unexpected. ————————————– ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. Regulated Navigation Areas; Bars Along the Coasts of Oregon and Washington AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish Regulated Navigation Areas (RNA) covering specific bars along the coasts of Oregon and Washington that will [...]

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February 12, 2009 Read the full article →

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