Mishaps and Rescues Dec. 2011
November 29, 2011
Family helping family as 21 are rescuedA Sea Tow captain and his brother rescued a family of 21 children, parents and grandparents from a 22-foot
Family helping family as 21 are rescuedA Sea Tow captain and his brother rescued a family of 21 children, parents and grandparents from a 22-foot
HARD LESSON A 70-year-old Canadian man was stranded in September for two days in British Columbia’s remote Central Coast region after he had mechanical problems
AIS needs proper data to be effective By Rick Booth Manny Fillman sighs. “Garbage in, garbage out.” He’s talking about the computer that runs Cape
Waiting for the tide The 48-foot fishing vessel Sisiutl is hard aground in Portage Bay, Alaska. Winds were 35 mph, and seas were running 4
STRUTTING THEIR STUFF A rescue swimmer from Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., leaps from a helicopter May 30 during a search-and-rescue demonstration at
Unmanned Sea Ray finds Florida beach A Florida man’s 52-foot motoryacht ran onto a beach after he left the flybridge helm and fell overboard at
TSUNAMI CLEANUP A derrick barge hoists the Ruth M, one of 10 vessels identified as a pollution threat, from the inner boat basin March 26
POWERLESS A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew conducts a survey of the grounded 86-foot fishing vessel Midnite Sun. The Kodiak (Alaska)
Recent Coast Guard Responses Spreading the Word Coast Guard Auxiliarist Thomas Nyman, a member of Flotilla 8-1 in Ocean City, N.J., speaks to attendees at
Recent Coast Guard responses Sinking fishing boat Montauk, N.Y. Jan. 18 – A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew successfully rescued four mariners from the
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