\n \n Shipmate of the Week – SN Charles Gray, Jarrod Reed & Pablo Taborda \n
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“Land Ahoy!\” Over centuries of maritime heritage, this phrase was shouted by a ship’s lookout when land was in sight. Traditionally, a lookout’s duty was to watch for vessels and hazards, such as reefs and shoals. The significance of standing a proper lookout aboard today’s ships still remains, and three crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter [...]
\n Fri, Jan 27, 2012
\n \n\n \n Helping wayward manatees & turtle hatchlings \n
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There is more than meets the eye when it comes to the Coast Guard. While search and rescue and law enforcement tend to dominate the headlines, that doesn’t mean the Coast Guard isn’t performing other missions in communities across our nation. One of these roles is living marine resources, a vital mission of enforcing laws [...]
\n Thu, Jan 26, 2012
\n \n\n \n On thin ice \n
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While scores of boaters in colder parts of the country have put their boats into storage until spring, many still rely on their vessels for hunting, fishing and transportation. But what happens when a lake or river freezes over and a snowmobiler falls through the ice, or fishermen become stranded on an ice floe? The [...]
\n Wed, Jan 25, 2012
\n \n\n \n Sky is no longer the limit \n
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Written by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi. More than 100 cadets sat eagerly waiting while NASA’s live video stream played out on the screen in front of the small auditorium. On Jan. 24, members of the Coast Guard Academy‘s Aviation Club gathered to participate in a live video discussion with Daniel Burbank, a retired [...]
\n Wed, Jan 25, 2012
\n \n\n \n Midnight marijuana smuggling attempt halted \n
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Written by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall, 11th Coast Guard District public affairs. The waters surrounding Catalina Island are mostly calm and uneventful late at night. You may see only the occasional breaching of a dolphin or the flapping wings of a passing sea gull. But every once in a while, these waters [...]
\n Tue, Jan 24, 2012
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