The Coast Guard and partner agencies responded to an overturned 40-foot trawler-style boat near the Point Loma Tide Pools in the Cabrillo National Monument, May 2, 2021. Coast Guard Sector San Diego dispatched crews from Coast Guard Station San Diego, Sector San Diego, and Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, the Coast Guard Cutters Blackfin, Haddock and Robert Ward were also diverted to the scene. (U. S. Coast Guard video)
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.
