10 years strong: The 45-foot Response Boat – Medium

45-foot Response Boat-Medium 45601 file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua L. Canup
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Reynolds stood on a wooden Coast Guard pier looking to the water’s edge at an orange and silver boat used for saving lives and assisting mariners in distress, and bears the numbers 45601, as a small smile appeared on his face.
“I’d...
Last Miami Coast Guard 41-foot Utility Boat to Retire
USCG file photoMIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Coast Guard Station Miami Beach personnel will retire their last 41-foot Utility Boat (UTB) from service Thursday. The station’s UTB will depart with an escort consisting of a flotilla of Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary, and partner agency vessels, as well as air assets from Coast Guard Air Station Miami and the Miami-Dade Police Department.
The UTBs were...