Nothing gets your attention like a sistership of your own boat sinking without explanation.
The USS Cole is a sad precedent.I am awfully glad to see the Coasties when I am out. Never had a problem with them. Navy Police? That's another story. They are so touchy about their submarines and aircraft carriers.
A man who took his profession very seriously and I can appreciate that.Chris, re Post #7:
rob bennett17 hours ago
As a member of the Coast Guard on board cutters in both Miami and Marina del Rey, and a senior boarding party member, I couldn't count how many sail boats I've boarded, and some I've siezed with both MJ and Cocaine on board. I NEVER and NEVER let my team board a sail boat or yacht with boots. We always, our of respect for the boat owners and their vessels, wore boat shoes. I did wear boots when boarding fishing vessels or freighters. If it was a routine boarding, we tried to be as professional and pleasant as possible. I loved my time in the Coast Guard, the men I worked with and the sailors I met along the way. Happy Sailing
I have banned a couple of people from the boat for bringing cannabis despite my explicit instructions. Hopefully they didn't leave any residue. But... searching for a place to run wiring, I reached up inside the "instrument/kitchen cabinets," stuck my fingers in the gap I discovered there between the deck and liner... and encountered an old hypodermic syringe! Who knows what else could be up in there, or other undiscovered crevices? Gee thanks, PO's...., and some I've siezed with both MJ and Cocaine on board. ...
I loved that video that Christian posted. When I was a fisheries officer on Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands, I would go on survey with the local small coast guard cutter. We went all the way up to the island “Maug”. Anywhere in that island chain, which must be at least 750 miles long, or longer, and 400 miles wide, a mariner could request help. Maybe an airplane from Guam, or the coast guard cutter. If the coast guard does not enforce safety guidelines, they would not be able to control their costs for assistance calls or the cost in lost lives.Nothing gets your attention like a sistership of your own boat sinking without explanation.
Interesting. I was stationed on Guam in '67-'69. NavComSta...............When I was a fisheries officer on Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands, I would go on survey with the local small coast guard cutter.
Geez Loren, you make me feel like a Pup! I was born in ‘69!Interesting. I was stationed on Guam in '67-'69. NavComSta...............
Small world!