Top 11 USCG 2010 rescue videos

Warren,

Nice find. Thanks for passing it along. I think the USCG crews deserve alot more credit than they get.

Harvey
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The USCG has been an exemplary "service" organization for generations... During much of my lifetime they have been the one government enforcement organization that everyone admired and trusted...

Unfortunately, the ill advised war on drugs has these young coasties stopping boats at random and doing searches while brandishing automatic weapons towards cowering families...

They are rapidly squandering the generations of good will they had built up... A shame, really...
 
I've heard that complaint about the Coast Guard stopping boats to check for drugs. But in boating Lake Erie around the islands, going back and forth between Leamington, Ontario and Port Clinton, and in cruising up the Detroit and St Clair rivers and Lake Huron I was never stopped. None of the people I know boating there have ever been stopped. I do know of some great assistance to people in distress that the Coast Guard has provided in the same areas though.

Just curious, has anyone reading this been stopped by the Coast Guard for a drug check?
 
Thanks for sharing. That short piece about Haiti shows what US service men & women do daily, without much credit or attention. It's not all about killing and breaking stuff anymore. I would've loved to have been a rescue swimmer, but a severe high school knee injury/surgery resulted in a medical disqual when I tried to enlist.
 
SouthLake":2d54o86h said:
Just curious, has anyone reading this been stopped by the Coast Guard for a drug check?
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Getting boarded by the Coast Guard is a fairly common occurrence in the San Juan Islands of Wa. State. There are many legitimate reasons for the boarding to occur and yes drug checks are certainly one of them. If you get boarded a "drug check" is one of several items on their "check list".
There are many law enforcement vessels plying the waters of the San Juans and often they are "staffed" with enforcement personnel from various agencies. (U.S. Customs Border Patrol, Homeland Security, ICE, to name a few). Additionally these agencies have their own designated vessels. I'm sure there is more enforcement activity going on than most folks imagine.
Personally, I've not been boarded.....must be my angelic smile... :lol: .

(Earlier in the month was the first time I had seen a Homeland Security helicopter. There were a few of us C-Brats that saw it at the same time).
 
Loved the video and I love that the coast guard is out there to save folks in trouble, protect our fisheries , and stop drug trafficking. It builds good will with me that they are often leading the mission to stop the importation of poison to your country, Great job. High school friend was a coasty and lead many boarding parties for drug smugglers in the gulf. worst scum in the world right behind human trafficking, oh that's right they are the same scum.

I get boarded a lot, must be my smile:D, and the coast guard is always nice, professional, and to the point. the county sheriff and Everett pd on the other hand are no longer allowed on my boat. ever.
 
SouthLake":18bms4y5 said:
Just curious, has anyone reading this been stopped by the Coast Guard for a drug check?
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I don't think it was specifically for a drug check, most likely a general boarding but we were boarded for the first time last summer in the San Juans. These were Coast Guard rookies and the first thing that struck me was how young they looked. One young man, one young woman, with the veterans staying on the patrol boat. OMG, I'm getting old! They looked like babies. The other funny thing was they were following step by step directly from their little handbook. All in all, it was a worthwhile experience and I too am glad they're out there on the water.

Peter
 
Jazzmanic":3t1nxkr7 said:
...the first thing that struck me was how young they looked. One young man, one young woman, with the veterans staying on the patrol boat. OMG, I'm getting old! They looked like babies.
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Peter,it's both: we are getting older AND they are "babies". A guy at work has a son in Afghanistan. He's a Marine and in charge of a squad. He showed me a pic of his son's squad; the ALL looked young. Very serious, very professional and VERY young. We have to remember, they are no longer draftees; they are all PROFESSIONAL soldiers, sailors, air-men/women and Marines.
 
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