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In some major ports, particularly those shared by civilian cargo carriers and warships, the Coast Guard is tasked with escorting ships to and fro. Apparently the sight of the Orange armed rigid inflatables (RIB) isn’t enough to deter sightseers from closing inside the limit. So now, just to make things perfectly clear, the CG is [...]

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This sequence takes place somewhere in Scandinavia – or so I guess from title. But just in case you think it doesn’t apply to your sailing in Southern California, guess again. Last week, NOAA issued high surf advisories. At sea it wasn’t a problem as the interval was almost 20 seconds, but when that swell [...]

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You could be the next one chosen by fate to be at the right place at the right time for a mariner in distress. I read the Coast Guard news a couple of times a week, and it is a rare story that tells of mariners in trouble near the coast who are rescued solely [...]

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I was wondering when we’d be covered by Rescue 21 technology and wrote to the CG and asked. Here’s what they said: Sir: Installed Rescue 21 equipment at Sector LA/LB is in a system testing phase. By November of this year, the Coast Guard will likely conditionally accept the system and commence the shutdown of [...]

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