This article raises many questions about judgments, priorities, responsibilities,resource allocation, international cooperation and even climate change. The bottom line is, however, a story of a mission of mercy in which the Coast Guard again steps up and does it's best.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/us/ic ... ka.html?hp
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/us/ic ... ka.html?hp