by Petty Officer First Class Aaron Bretz, Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor
SEATTLE – Imagine you’ve been underway transiting your sailboat south from Puget Sound to a destination along the southern Washington Coast, or even the Oregon or California Coast. The weather has deteriorated, and you’ve been underway for about 18 hours. You and the passengers [...]
Posts on ‘October 9th, 2007’
Weather or not to go? Transiting the Pacific Northwest Coastline takes careful planning and preparation
Coast Guard warns boaters of heavy weather
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard warns boaters to exercise caution on coastal waters of the Pacific Northwest today due to strong winds and heavy weather.
A high surf advisory has been issued for the Pacific Northwest, which strongly encourages the boating public to pay close attention to local weather forecasts.
The heavy swells generated by this storm [...]
Coast Guard Blue Whale Operations Update
SAN PEDRO, Calif — Coast Guard District Eleven continues to support the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) in conducting overflights to monitor the locations of blue whales in the Santa Barbara Channel and surrounding area. This information is being passed to vessel agents to increase industry awareness.
Since September 8, 2007, two blue whale carcasses have [...]
Coast Guard Interdicts, Repatriates 50 Migrants
MIAMI – The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island repatriated 50 Cuban migrants Monday who had been interdicted at sea in two separate events since Oct. 2.
On Oct.2, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine DASH-8 aircraft located two go-fast vessels, with a large number of persons aboard, traveling together [...]
Admiral Thad Allen and Congressman Elijah Cummings speak to the Coast Guard Academy
Editors Note: A shorter version of this video was posted last Friday. That YouTube version was strictly the Coast Guard Commandant’s address. This video includes both Admiral Allen’s talk and Congressman Cummings speech.
All Hands Address at the Coast Guard Academy Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Congressman Elijah Cummings address [...]