Coast Guard
Coast Guard rescue 89-year-old Floridaman from sinking Toyota
Eggs sends us a link to the story from Panama City, Florida where an 89-year-old driver rolled over a roadside barrier and into the Bay with his Japanese Toyota. The Coast Guard happened to be nearby and pulled the driver from the drink. Panama City Police said the man was in his Toyota Camry around […]
Ryan W. Lowden; phony Coast Guardsman says he was only trying to help
Green Thumb sends us another story from The Missoulian about Ryan W. Lowden, the fellow in Montana who is charged with impersonating a Coast Guardsman on Flathead Lake. He says that he was only trying to help and that he never gave anyone the impression that he worked for the Coast Guard. People reported that […]
Phony Coast Guardsman in Montana
Green Thumb sends us a link to a story in Polson, Montana’s Lake County Sheriff’s Office search for a fellow who is pulling over boats on Flathead Lake pretending to be a member of the Coast Guard with his little jet ski, which, by the way, is fitted with lights and a siren; Lake County […]
Adm. Paul F. Zukunft: Coast Guard won’t break faith with transexuals
The Washington Post reports that the Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft, during an appearance at the Center for Strategic and International Studies on Tuesday, told the group that he would not “break faith” with transgender troops under his command; Zukunft said that following the tweets, he had his office contact the 13 service members […]
Coast Guard won’t change ratings
Military.com reports that the Coast Guard has decided against changing their system of ranks and ratings like the Navy has decided; “With the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard [Steven Cantrell], we said, ‘What would the workforce think about this,’ and it would cause chaos,” [Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Paul Zukunft] said. “I […]
Coasties rescue rescuers
In Humboldt County, California, the Coast Guard was called in to help locate a 14-year-old girl who was mis-oriented in her backyard. They found her rather quickly from a helicopter (she was bright enough to signal the aircraft with the screen of her cell phone) and guided searchers to her location. The helicopter returned to […]
Coast Guard pilot William Peterson to be honored for rescue
Coast Guard pilot William Peterson will be inducted onto the Wall of Gallantry at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut for his daring rescue of eight Coast Guardsmen and contractor when their airplane crashed on a hillside on the western Aleutian Island of Attu off Alaska in 1982, according to the Sacramento Bee. […]
Search aircraft hit by laser in Hawai’i
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports that a Coast Guard aircraft involved in the search for survivors of the two helicopters that collided late last week was targeted by “a green laser originating from Haleiwa Beach Park”. The crew of the C-130 Hercules was forced to alter their flight path in the search as a result. […]
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