Coast Guard Cutter Tern crewmembers towed a demasted sailing vessel with three people aboard to San Francisco Thursday, May 25th. The CGC Tern crew arrived on scene at approximately 7 p.m., Wednesday and towed the disabled 42-foot sailing vessel Namaste 70 miles to the Golden Gate Bridge, where they transferred the tow to a Coast Guard Station Golden Gate 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew at approximately 12 p.m., Thursday afternoon. The Station Golden Gate crew towed the Namaste back to port in San Francisco with no reported injuries. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy video)
ALAMEDA, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard, Mexican navy, and good Samaritans aboard the Mexican fishing vessel Progresso Primero rescued three mariners aboard the 80-foot sport fishing vessel Real Pain II 60-miles northwest of San Carlos, Mexico, Sunday.
Coast Guard Cutter Robert Ward (WPC 1130), along with the U.S. Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, and Mexican Navy participated in a North American Maritime Security Initiatives (NAMSI) passing exercise (PASSEX) Thursday off the coast of Point Loma.
Alex Haley is a world-renowned, award-winning author of such books as Roots and the Biography of Malcolm X. Before he saw the success of these books, he served for 20 years in the U.S. Coast Guard as both a Steward's Mate and a Journalist. This article captures the untold portion of Alex Haley's story and shows how his years in the Coast Guard contributed to his later career as author.
