Coast Guard Surfman awarded Cdr. Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain Trophy
Petty Officer 2nd Class Eric Thornton, a Surfman and Boatswain’s Mate at Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light, and recipient of the 2018 Cdr. Ray Evans Outstanding Coxswain Trophy, operates a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat by Barnegat Light, New Jersey, May 9, 2019.U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Seth Johnson
Twelve-foot seas, howling winds and dark night aren’t the typical conditions...
Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment to host open house and blood drive Saturday
ILWACO, Wash. — U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment personnel invite the public to attend a family-friendly open house and blood drive at Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Saturday.
Station Cape Disappointment, the National Motor Lifeboat School, as well as the motor lifeboats and new 29-foot Response Boat – Small, will be open for tours.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary...
Coast Guard family battles surf for 3 generations
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nate Littlejohn
NEWPORT, Ore. — Within the U.S. Coast Guard is an elite community of boat operators who make up less than one tenth of one percent of the agency’s entire workforce. Called ‘surfmen’, these men and women operate boats in the most dangerous conditions allowed by the Coast Guard.
Of the Coast Guard’s approximate 4,800 boatswain’s mates, only...
Video – Coast Guard 47 Foot Motor Lifeboat Compilation
In this video compilation released by the Coast Guard, Coast Guard members pilot 47-foot motor lifeboats through the surf of the Pacific Northwest. Motor Lifeboat Stations throughout the Coast Guard utilize the 47-foot vessels for missions ranging from search and rescue to vessel assists and maritime law enforcement.
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle visits Astoria – Video
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is escorted up the Columbia River by 47-foot motor lifeboat crews from Station Cape Disappointment and the National Motor Lifeboat School Thursday.
The Eagle arrived after spending 17 days at sea while transiting from San Diego, Calif., and being underway for over two months since departing homeport in New London, Conn.
The Eagle’s crew has spent...
