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
Siren Marine remote monitoring and control technology puts your boat’s vital systems, security and location right at your fingertips.
The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.
In a striking black-and-white photo essay,
Onne van der Wal captures the craftsmanship and
heritage that define the maritime Northeast.
A community sailing center in Massachusetts is building the next generation of offshore racers—one passage at a time.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
