Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod holds memorial for crew of Aircraft 1432
U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Steven F. Jensen leads the formation of the Air Station Cape Cod crew who are formed up in honor of the 40th anniversary of the crew lost on CG-1432, Feb. 13, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nicole J. Groll)
BOSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod held a 40th anniversary memorial service Wednesday for the crew of CG-1432 who gave the...
The shipwreck that changed the Coast Guard forever
The Marine Electric, a 605-foot cargo ship, as seen underway before its capsizing and sinking on Feb. 12, 1983. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)
by Petty Officer 2nd Class Corinne Zilnicki
When the clock tolled 12 a.m. on Feb. 12, 1983, the 605-foot cargo ship Marine Electric trekked northward 30 miles off Virginia’s Eastern Shore, plowing slowly through the gale-force winds and waves stirred up by...
