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• Big Ole 130' sailboat runs aground

  Here's some USCG video of the Adventuress run aground today (ok, yesterday I'm not one to sleep). Navagear also posted the USCG info today , if you're a local you should be following that blog! Posted Jun 24 2008, 12:03 AM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: Safety and Rescue, USCG District 13

• US Coast Guard District 13 Update

  According to Wikipedia , the USCG has 5 main missions: Maritime safety Maritime mobility Maritime security National defense Protection of natural resources I’m going to try and keep that in mind and categorize the links I post from District 13. Maritime... Posted Nov 01 2007, 04:29 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: USCG District 13

• Clean Your Buoy

  Now there's one thing my mother never told me to clean and judging form these photos and the HUGE cement block holding that buoy in place i'm pretty glad too. The coast guard has a short article on buoy maintenance and some photos of a cleaning... Posted Oct 17 2007, 10:00 AM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: USCG District 13

• US Coast Guard District 13

  Here are some updates from our local office of the US CoastGuard, District 13 Good article about transiting the WA (and OR) coastline . Summary… wait for good weather you can’t pull inover those river bars when the wind\waves are high. They have been... Posted Oct 09 2007, 04:42 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: USCG District 13

• USCG District 13 Rescue

  Here’s a USCG video of an open ocean rescue this weekend (May 6, 2007) in the Strait of Juan de Fuca between Neah Bay and Port Angeles. The vessel was fully engulfed in flames and I assume sunk. Posted May 06 2007, 03:44 PM by Patrick with | with no comments Filed under: USCG District 13