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We Need You
United State Coast Guard Auxillary ^ | september 17, 2001 | United State Coast Guard Auxillary

Posted on 09/20/2001 9:54:01 PM PDT by hedgetrimmer

We Need You -- In the wake of the recent attacks on the United States, the Coast Guard Auxiliary will be called upon to provide essential services to the Coast Guard as they focus more heavily on their military missions.  We will need all the help we can get.  You needn't own a boat or even be an experienced boater, since our missions are wide-ranging.  For information about existing Auxiliary missions and the Auxiliary in general, go to our Join the Auxiliary webpage.  You will find there a form through which you can ask that a local Auxiliarist make contact with you to explore the ways in which you can assist Team Coast Guard and, in the process, do something for our country in its hour of need.


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To: Mudboy Slim
Here are some ideas. Thanks for wanting to help.

WAYS TO ASSIST/SUPPORT HOMELAND DEFENCE.

61 posted on 10/17/2001 1:11:52 PM PDT by A Navy Vet
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To: hedgetrimmer
BUMP!
62 posted on 10/24/2002 10:52:16 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Wow - and just to think I just happened to see your bumped post in the "Latest Posts" list. Your timing is very good ;-). I have some boating friends who might be interested in this on the Great Lakes. If I think I can be of help, I'll volunteer as well.
63 posted on 10/24/2002 11:25:14 PM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
"If I think I can be of help, I'll volunteer as well. "

I've been in a year now and it has changed my life!
64 posted on 10/24/2002 11:37:33 PM PDT by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
Bump for the morning crowd. Maybe someone will see this in the "Latest Posts" list like I did last night :-].

Glad to hear you're happily busy doing productive helpful things like this (besides posting threads here, of course! :-).

65 posted on 10/25/2002 6:06:50 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: 68-69TonkinGulfYatchClub
You might like to know that my son just turned 17 and immediately after that signed up for the auxillary. He is currently taking a weather class and hopes to be qualified for patrols.
66 posted on 10/25/2002 7:17:47 AM PDT by hedgetrimmer
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To: All


Webmaster and Plank Owner
Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Examiners Association




Commercial fishing is one of our nation’s most hazardous industries.
The Coast Guard is committed to increasing safety in the fishing industry.
The main objective is to increase compliance
with the minimum safety requirements found in
Title 46 Code of Federal Regulation, Part 28—
Requirements for Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels.


"...Between 1999 and 2003, for the US, a total of 528 uninspected commercial fishing vessel
were lost and 291 fishermen died.

“These figures clearly demonstrate that the death rate for the uninspected commercial fishing vessel industry is unacceptable in comparison to other segments of the maritime industry and the American workforce in general,” the analysis stated.

Furthermore, data compiled from voluntary dockside examinations “show conclusively” that increased survival rates of both fishermen and vessels are directly proportional to the proper equipping and maintenance of safety gear on vessels, “particularly when the crew has been properly trained to use these systems effectively in emergency response scenarios.”

Yet the Coast Guard estimates that only six percent of the approximately 90,000 uninspected commercial fishing vessels in the US today have had the voluntary dockside examination..."

67 posted on 11/24/2005 7:59:55 PM PST by 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub (SEMPER PARATUS -- ALWAYS READY)
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