[Mo1]

You've got them .. sending prayers that all on board

[Bahbah]

Praying, praying, praying.

[OldFriend]

Is everyone safely ashore?

[Tijeras_Slim]

Prayer for those in peril upon the sea.

[IronJack]

Sorry I missed this yesterday, but let's hope these brave men and women -- and their passengers -- cross the bar without "crossing the bar."

[Ol' Sox]

From our house - my family is praying for the safety of all involved and for the success of this rescue of both life and property.

[fatima]

I have not read through this thread but we will pray for all to be well and safe,fatima

[carpio]

I offer my prayers for of all those brave men and women who put their own lives on the line everyday to serve and protect the rest of us. God Bless them and their families.

[Bogie]

With all my heart!

[Simcha7]

Shalom!

Hi..Tonkin,

Prayers being sent to The Throne Room Immediately and Continually.

EL Shaddai, Our Father and Creator Of The Universe and The Sea: We humbly lift up in Prayer to You our Precious Men and Women in The US Coast Guard and the Crew that is at risk in Oregon right now.

We ask for Your Divine Hand to calm the Seas and for Your Protection to be upon each one, return them Safely to their home base.

Give to each one Your Strength and Comfort.

We also lift up their Units and all of their Families.

In The Precious Name That Is Above All Names

Yeshua/Jesus The Messiah, Amen & Amen. May we ALL continue to PRAY without ceasing for our Troops all over the World while they Fight to Keep Us All Safe and Free.

GOD Bless America - The Land Of The Free and The Home Of The Brave!

[hedgetrimmer]

God bless these men and women and keep them safe.

[null and void]

Status?

I remember Tom Clancy's vivid description of the bar from "Clear and Present Danger".

I'm still praying...

[Vets_Husband_and_Wife]

They are definetly in our prayers!!

Just wish they had more of those ships that roll back over when they get tossed. We always walk the marina and look at the one at Brookings Oregon when we are there. We need a lot more of them for rescues in this kind of sea!!

[Osprey]

God Bless those brave men and woman.

[ssterns]

As a sailor myself, I cannot commend highly enough the job done by our brave coasties. My prayers are certainly with them.

cheers.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

A Prayer for COAST GUARD Bros & Sisters =

.."Almighty GOD...

...if it be Your will...

...please heal them with Your LOVE.

...If it not be Your will...

...then please heal their Fear"

AMEN

[68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub]

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..."