Our Coast Guard at work

Those guys and gals do a heroic job protecting our dumb butts when we're out on the water, plus a lot of other jobs that often are dangerous.

I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed in some of the CSR members. Let me explain. I've seen lots of people on here and other websites be real quick to criticize USCG members when something bad happens. On this thread with the video link, it's been viewed 47 times prior to me viewing it and I'm only the third CSR member to jump up and thank the USCG for doing the tough job they do.

Why are some people quick to criticize the USCG and very slow to pat them on the back?

Just saying.....
 
What you see on the video is exciting, and often dangerous. what you don't see are all the crew that have to do difficult day to day jobs to support operations. How about spending 3 months at a time in a 120 deg. engine room, with db levels that will make you deaf. Or standing watch in a Tropical storm looking for a Mayday call that could be anywhere. Or cooking 4 meals a day for a crew of 100 while in a hurricane. Half the time you can walk on the walls. Just think about leaving port knowing your going to be in 20' seas for days at a time. Think chasing drug runners is exciting? They get more rights then we have. You can chase them but can't shoot them. And if you get close to them , they just throw a body overboard so you have to save him while the drug boat gets away. If you get tired of all the stress or miss your home, sorry there's no going home and no getting off, you just suck it up and do your job. There's 35,000 men and women in the USCG who at one time or another put their life at risk for our safety. Wish them well.
 
Spoken like a true bilge rat!

Most of the grief comes from those who think random boat safety checks are some type of infringement of their rights. We were called Nazi's and much worse by those who were inconvenienced for 30 minutes of the boating season.

The worst and most thankless duty was ATON maintenance on a buoy tender, beating ice off the superstructure with a baseball bat so you don't roll, pulling nuns or cans, scraping and painting those bad boys in all kinds of weather. Doing that in the most perfect of conditions is miserable.

The most scary, walking the ice to advise ice fishermen of thin ice warnings or incoming freighters, and dropping through.

In general, the heavy weather or dangerous rescue sorties were what we lived for... Even the MK.

FireIsland1 said:
What you see on the video is exciting, and often dangerous. what you don't see are all the crew that have to do difficult day to day jobs to support operations. How about spending 3 months at a time in a 120 deg. engine room, with db levels that will make you deaf. Or standing watch in a Tropical storm looking for a Mayday call that could be anywhere. Or cooking 4 meals a day for a crew of 100 while in a hurricane. Half the time you can walk on the walls. Just think about leaving port knowing your going to be in 20' seas for days at a time. Think chasing drug runners is exciting? They get more rights then we have. You can chase them but can't shoot them. And if you get close to them , they just throw a body overboard so you have to save him while the drug boat gets away. If you get tired of all the stress or miss your home, sorry there's no going home and no getting off, you just suck it up and do your job. There's 35,000 men and women in the USCG who at one time or another put their life at risk for our safety. Wish them well.
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Totally agree FireIsland1 and GoFirstClass. Seems our Coast Guard is always under the gun for some reason or another.....I salute them and support them for all they do. Matter of fact, adding a VSC next week to their chore list.
Cheers and hope everyone has a great New Year
Pete
 
I took delivery of my boat from the factory with a captian who had been a helo pilot in the USCG. He told me of holding the helo over a Russian fishing boat when they were trying to remove an injuried crew member, His problem was that the waves were 40+ feet and he had to move the helo up and down with the waves. These people are incredible and they do a great job.
 
Registered said:
Spoken like a true bilge rat!

Most of the grief comes from those who think random boat safety checks are some type of infringement of their rights. We were called Nazi's and much worse by those who were inconvenienced for 30 minutes of the boating season.

The worst and most thankless duty was ATON maintenance on a buoy tender, beating ice off the superstructure with a baseball bat so you don't roll, pulling nuns or cans, scraping and painting those bad boys in all kinds of weather. Doing that in the most perfect of conditions is miserable.

The most scary, walking the ice to advise ice fishermen of thin ice warnings or incoming freighters, and dropping through.

In general, the heavy weather or dangerous rescue sorties were what we lived for... Even the MK
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