Deep Freeze '04
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17-NOV-03 We departed Seattle to start our Deep Freeze 2004 operation. It was a sad day for all of us. Many of our family and friends were on the pier to say goodbye and to wish us well on our journey. For some of us it is our first time going down South. For others we have done it before and know what it takes to get the mission accomplished. We have some scheduled port calls along the way. They are as follows: Adelaide, Antarctica, Honolulu, Sydney, and Townsville.
20-NOV-2003 As we were doing our day to day jobs our Captain came over the PA system and announced to us that we were changing our course. He proceeded to tell us that there was a sail boat in danger and in need of assistance. Later on in the day we found out that there was no more sail boat. Just two people in a life raft clinging on. We are now en route to the scene.
21-NOV-2003 We received this article from the Honolulu Star Bulletin:
Friday, Nov. 21
Honolulu Star Bulletin
U.S. Coast Guard officials expected to rescue two people in a life raft this morning after receiving an emergency signal from their vessel yesterday.The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea was en route last night to the location where two people from the sailing vessel Azure were last spotted, about 950 miles north-northwest of Oahu.The couple left Kauai's Nawiliwili Harbor on Nov. 6 and were heading to Long Beach, Calif.Coast Guard personnel in a C-130 confirmed yesterday that the two people in the raft were alive.
Deep Freeze '04
This one hurt a bit. I know it had to be hard on the crew to have things turn out the way they did. Our Coast Guard work hard to keep our country safe and to save people who find themselves in dire straits.
My heart goes out to this crew, whose hearts are heavy.
And my condolences go out to the Moore family.
Now I must get on it and get something done around here. boohiss! LOL!! I'll see y'all tomorrow!