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An official publication of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 01-07, Pensacola FL.

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Page 1: Bulletin 8, April 2010

On DeckFlotilla 01-07

April 2010

On Deck - Bulletin 8

Underway

Photo by Scott Wilkenson

Photo by Scott Wilkenson

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Underway

Remus (Crewman), were able to train Sharon Mandel, Scott Wilkenson and Doug Lovejoy on the facility “Mega Bite”. On the other facility, “PerdidoMist”, Charles

Underway on 21st and 23rd of March allowed the crew some valuable time to refresh some boat skills before the upcoming QE check rides. The past few days members of Pensacola Flotilla 1-7 have been able to do a few training exercises such as alongside and stern tow. Drills like man overboard, navigation and anchoring situations was also done. Radio procedures and many other tasks, often taken for granted, were conducted by the crews participating. Robert Mandel (Coxswain), with Bob Ackley and Jack

White, Ron Calhoon, and Alexander Ilnyckyjplayed the victim so a target boat could be found and towed around.

Photo by Scott Wilkenson

Photo by Scott Wilkenson

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Underway

Training require the trainee Coxswain/crewman to be ready to do pre-underway check off, state operational limitations to perform the assigned mission for the facility. The Coxswain trainee must do a pre-underway brief with the crew assessing crewmembers physical capabilities and discussing safety issues in line with the GAR model. Additionally the crew must take care to remove jewelry work together as a team and use the TCT

model gathered in the team coordination training –communications is the key. Ensured all crewmembers wear PFD’s and gear along with checking that the crews know and understand requirements for personnel survival. The Coxswain demonstrates efficiently and safe handling of the facility and communicated effectively with the crew. Proper commands to helm watch, used navigational charts, make sure adequate lookouts are assigned. The QE will check most persons on board to see if they have the skills

to tie a bowline, clove hitch, sheet bend, and a round turn and half hitch. Staying abreast of navigation and towing evolutions is important by safety of all on board along with returning home safe is the most important thing.

Photo by Scott Wilkenson

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Carol Cornwall - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEVEL 100, INTRO TO NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS IS-700)

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Recognition &Congratulation

Congratulations to the following people who so far this year have passed the courses – this is very good because your efforts help our Flotilla do well –keep up your studies and help our Flotilla grow:

Doug Lovejoy -SEAMANSHIP SPECIALTY (AUXSEA) COURSE, INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION COURSE

Robert Mandel - 8 HR TEAM COORDINATION TRAINING WORKSHOP

Sharon Mandel - 8 HR TEAM COORDINATION TRAINING WORKSHOP

Wade Sims -SEAMANSHIP SPECIALTY (AUXSEA) COURSE

Alexander Ilnyckyj -AUXILIARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS & MARKETING TRAINING (AUX-12), SEAMANSHIP SPECIALTY (AUXSEA) COURSE

In a courtroom, a purse-snatcher is on trial and the victim is stating what happened. She says, "Yes, that is him. I saw him clear as day. I'd remember his face anywhere." At which point, the defendant bursts out, "You couldn't see my face, lady. I was wearing a mask!"

Jack Remus – For taking the oath of Office as FSO-CM

Bob Ackley - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEVEL 200, INTRO TO NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (NRP IS-800), NAVIGATION RULES EXAM (70), SEAMANSHIP SPECIALTY (AUXSEA) COURSE, and the ICS 210.

Doug Brim – BQ course

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Recognition &Congratulation

Charles White - INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION COURSE, RBS PROGRAM VISITOR (WK-16)

Scott Wilkenson - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEVEL 200, INTRO TO NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (NRP IS-800), GOOD MATE COURSE, FINGERPRINT TECHNICIAN EXAM, NAVIGATION RULES EXAM (70), VESSEL EXAMINER COURSE, SEAMANSHIP SPECIALTY (AUXSEA) COURSE, INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION COURSE, RBS VISITOR QUALIFICATION COURSE, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES (AUXAPC) COURSE

Trivia:Sometimes you hear people complain that we have too much government – During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, the government ordered people to eat fish three days a week because the fishing industry needed the money.

The English also passed a law that prohibited anyone from drinking in taverns at night – unless they were spies. Must have been rather tricky for thirsty spies to maintain their cover.

Florida State has the 2010 boating safety regulations. Today I received a case so if anyone wants some please contact me and we will find a way to allow you to get some

David Skiff - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEVEL 100, INTRO TO NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS IS-700), INTRO TO NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (NRP IS-800), INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEVEL 200, VESSEL EXAMINER COURSE, INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION COURSE, SEAMANSHIP SPECIALTY (AUXSEA) COURSE

Nathan Jares - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEVEL 200, INTRO TO NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS IS-700), INTRO TO NATIONAL RESPONSE PLAN (NRP IS-800)

Kristen Skiff - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM LEVEL 100, INTRO TO NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS IS-700), INSTRUCTOR QUALIFICATION COURSE

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Mandatory Training for 2010

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Inside - more on the Mandatory Courses for all Auxiliarists

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Mandatory Training

Sexual HarassmentPrevention and Awareness

What is Sexual Harassment?

A Discriminatory (unlawful) behavior which includes:Unwelcome sexual advances, Requests (or demands) for sexual favors, Other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, when it:

•Explicitly or implicitly affects a person’s employment,•Unreasonably interferes with their work performance,• Or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.• Harassment based on perceived or stated sexual orientation is considered sexual harassment.

Sexual Harassment (and) Assault Prevention/Response

(SHAPR) Training

Flotilla 1-7 members attending training on sexual harassment awareness

Kim Sheldon – presents the Coast Guard policies on sexual harassment prevention and awareness

Mandatory Courses for all Auxiliarists :1. Sexual Harassment (and) Assault Prevention/Response (SHAPR) Training2. Privacy Awareness Training3. Security Education (and) Training Awareness (SETA) Training4. Influenza Training (only once per career)5. Suicide Prevention Course

The preferred path -Auxiliary member complete required training at home via the Internet using Learning Portal. https://learning.uscg.mil/portal.aspIn 1989 Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi, ruler of Libya, informed the world that Shakespeare was not English. He was an Arab.

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Mandatory Training

Instructions on how to Request a Coast Guard Learning Portal Login Account

Open your internet browser and type in the following address: https://learning.uscg.mil.Once on the Learning Portal page, scroll down to the bottom of the page and in small letters there is a link for Support on the left side of the page, click on it.Once on the support page, fill out all the requested information on the page as appropriate.

* For the email address: You must use the same email address that is on file for you in AUXDATA, don’t use a different email address.

* For the unit name: Please use the unit number that you are assigned to in AUXDATA for your Flotilla, ex: (0810501 means 081=Eighth Coastal Region, 05 = Division 5, 01 = Flotilla 1).

* For the Problem Type, use the pull down menu and select Request Login Account.

* Select No for the attachment.

Mandatory Courses for all Auxiliarists :Course completion certificates can be printed by the member upon completion of each course if course has certificate.. The suicide prevention course does not have a certificate. You can print the “your courses” or “your history” to document. Courses do NOT automatically go into AUXDATA.The courses may also be conducted as workshops at Flotilla meetings. The instructor first completes the online course to learn the subject matter, and then can download the course material.1. When the member completes one of the courses online, he/she prints out a certificate, or other course documentation. It is important to send a copy to the FSO-IS.2. The FSO-IS then enters a 06B mission, enters the student as a Trainee (no Lead) and selects the task, and credits the member in AUXDATA.3. If a workshop is conducted, submit the workshop form ANSC 7039 to the FSO-IS completed same as 2.above.4. Student time studying and taking the Learning Portal should record that time on the 7029 under 99D.

Trivia:In 1971 a Pennsylvania attorney brought a lawsuit against the devil. But it was thrown out of court because the judge ruled that Satan was not a Pennsylvania resident.

* In the Details block, write in “Auxiliary member requesting Login Account.”Then press the SUBMITicon!Await instructions from OSC Martinsburg, this is not an automated process. You should receive a follow up email from the ELearning Portal informing you that your application is being processed.

* NOTE: Please don’t use other Learning access options such as for Spouses, NAF Employees, or contractors.Your password and user information will be sent to you in subsequent e-mails.Your user name is your e mail address.Once you receive your Login information, login and begin completing your required training.

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Mandatory Training

Suicide Prevention and Awareness

“IS PATH WARM?”

Ask

Care

Escort

I-deationS-ubstance abuseP-urposelessnessA-nxietyT-rappedH-opelessnessW-ithdrawalA-ngerR-ecklessnessM-ood change

A.C.E.

Suicide Prevention Course

IDEATION: Thoughts of suicide expressed, threatened or written. SUBSTANCE ABUSE: Increased or excessive alcohol or drug use. PURPOSELESSNESS: Seeing no reason for living or having no sense of meaning or purpose of life. ANXIETY: Feeling anxious, agitated, frequent nightmares, or unable to sleep (or sleeping all the time). TRAPPED: Feeling trapped, like there is no way out.

HOPELESSNESS: Feeling hopeless about self, others, the future. WITHDRAWAL: Withdrawing from family, friends, usual activities, society. ANGER: Feeling rage or uncontrolled anger, seeking revenge for perceived wrongs. RECKLESSNESS: Acting without regard for consequences, excessively risky behavior.MOOD CHANGES: Experiencing dramatic changes in mood. Unstable mood.

800-273-TALK(8255)911911

Doug Lovejoy does a presentation on the Coast Guard Suicide Prevention Subjects covered some of these issues:

Nebraska Judge Richard “Deacon” Jones once set bail for a defendant at thirteen cents. Another time he declared bail to be “a zillion pengos.” Which was hard for the defendant to meet since the judge never told anyone what a pengowas. But that’s to be expected from a judge who sometimes signed court documents as “Snow White.”

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Education

and reporting accidents; protecting the marine environment; Federal boat law; state boating laws; personal watercraft requirements.Boat Safety Equipment -Personal flotation devices ("life jackets"); fire extinguishers; sound-producing devices; visual-distress signals; dock lines and rope; first aid kit; anchors and anchor lines; other

The March Boating Safety Class was taught at West Marine on North Davis Blvd. “Mac” McKinley, the store owner was his typical great host. He offered door prizes and free soda pops for the students. Because of the personal involvement of Chuck Summers and Mac all those that attended got word of the class directly from the business.

Topics Include:Introduction to Boating -Types of power boats; sailboats; outboards; paddle boats; houseboats; different uses of boats; various power boating engines; jet drives; family boating basics.Boating Law - Boat registration; boating regulation; hull identification number; required boat safety equipment; operating safely

A Zimbabwe spiritual leader drowned during a tribal rite in 1990. His followers didn’t pull him out of the water because they thought his magical powers were protecting him, enabling him to breath underwater, where he lay for two days.

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Public Education

anchor; safe PWC handling; general water safety.Navigation - The U.S. Aids to Navigation system; types of buoys and beacons; navigation rules (sometimes referred to as right-of-way rules); avoiding collisions; sound signals; PWC "tunnel vision.“ Boating Problems -Hypothermia; boating accidents and rescues; man overboard recovery;

Boating safety equipment.Safe Boating - Bow riding; alcohol and drug abuse; entering, loading, and trimming a boat; fueling portable and permanent tanks; steering with a tiller and a wheel; docking, undocking and mooring; knots; filing a float plan; checking equipment, fuel, weather and tides; using charts; choosing and using an

capsizing; running aground; river hazards; strainers: emergency radio calls; engine problems; equipment failures; carbon monoxide (CO); other boating and PWC problems.Trailering, Storing and Protecting Your Boat - Types of trailers; trailer brakes, lights, hitches, tires, and bearings; loading, balancing, and towing a trailer; towing (and backing) a trailer; boat launching and retrieving; boat storage and theft protection; launching, retrieving and storing a PWC.Hunting and Fishing, Water-skiing and River Boating -Carrying hunting gear and weapons in a boat; fishing from a boat; water-skiing safety guidelines and hand signals; water-skiing with a PWC; navigating rivers, and other boating tips.

Ten trainees showed up for the March Public Education class held at West Marine on N. Davis

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Vessel Safety Checks

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Photo by a CoastguardsmanPhoto by a tom Keane

“Preventive Search and Rescue saves lives and also creates opportunities for our limited active Coast Guard resources to conduct missions other than Search and Rescue, which is extremely valuable within the current maritime security environment... “

Capt. David B. Hill, CHDIRAUX

“Recreational Boating Safety is the Auxiliary's core competency and core mission. The absolute strongest support to the Recreational Boating Safety mission is needed as never before. “

Vessel Safety Check (VSC). The VSC program now includes, pleasure craft, sailboats, PWC, and SUB. (special utility boats)

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March Flotilla Meeting

18 March 2010 – Training - Sexual Harassment Awareness & Prevention - Instructor Kim Sheldon

18 March 2010 – Training - Suicide Prevention - Instructor Doug Lovejoy

20 March 2010 – PE - Public Education – ABS - Boating Safety Class - Location: West Marine N. Davis - Coordinator: Paul Shurte, Alexander Ilnyckyj, Jim Marcotte

21 March 2010 – Operations - Ackley underway on orders for training - Crew MandelR / Ackley / MandelS /Lovejoy

22 March 2010 – Operations - Ackley underway on orders for training - Crew MandelR / Ackley / MandelS /Lovejoy

27 March 2010 – Operations - QE Check Ride – for Ackley 7 Mandel - Crew: Poulin / Ackley / Mandel / Lovejoy / Wilkenson

These are the upcoming events discussed at the March 2010 Flotilla meeting. This is only a summary – photo shows Flotilla members Kim Sheldon and Jim Marcotte discussing upcoming events.

MARCH Plans MARCH Plans

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28 March 2010 – Operations - Rain day - QE Check Ride – for Ackley 7 Mandel - Crew: Poulin / Ackley / Mandel / Lovejoy / Wilkenson

27 March 2010 - VE Ramp Vessel safety Check Ramp day - Sherman Cove -Coordinator: Kim Sheldon & Chuck Summers

28 March 2010 – RBS - Public Affairs - Fort Walton Beach - Bass Pro - Safely Booth -National Safe Boating week Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj & Andrew Gaglinao

28 March 2010 – Training - Navigation Rules of the Road - Start time 0900 – part 1 of 2 Location Station Pensacola Coordinator: Doug Lovejoy & Paul Shurte

Cont.Cont. MARCH Plans MARCH Plans

APRIL PlansAPRIL Plans02 April 2010 - Social - Breakfast at the Oaks Restaurant - - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj

03 April 2010 – Training - Navigation Rules of the Road Part 2 of 2 Station Pensacola -Coordinator: Paul Shurte

04 April 2010 – RBS - Safely Booth, National Safe Boating week. Public Affairs; Fort Walton Beach, Bass Pro; 1300 to 1500 -.- Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj & Andrew Gaglinao

08 April 2010- Staff Meeting - Location: Island Cove Marina -Time:1800 to 2000 or earlier -Dinner location. - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj

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9 April 2010 - RBS - Public Affairs, BOAT Show – Pensacola Civic Center -Coordinator: Robert Mandel and Alex Ilnyckyj

10 April 2010 - RBS - Public Affairs, BOAT Show –Pensacola Civic Center - -Coordinator: Robert Mandel and Alex Ilnyckyj

10 April 2010 – VE - Vessel Safety Checks Shoreline Park, Gulf Breeze, - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon & Alexander Ilnyckyj

11 April 2010 - RBS - Public Affairs, BOAT Show –Pensacola Civic Center -Coordinator: Robert Mandel and Alex Ilnyckyj

10 April 2010 - Public Affairs – 75th Air Show at Eglin Air Force - ‘Coastie’ is requested - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj & Andrew Gaglinao

11 April 2010 - Public Affairs – 75th Air Show at Eglin Air Force - ‘Coastie’ is requested - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj & Andrew Gaglinao

15 April 2010 - Flt. Meeting - Location: Sunny’s. Time: 1800-2000 - Training: InstructorWorkshop (IT).(Lovejoy) - - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj & Robert Mandel

17 April 2010 - Public Education - Boating Safety West Marine on Barrancus - 0900-

1700 course is ABS - Tropical Uniform is required. - Need Instructors - Coordinator: Paul Shurte & Alexander Ilnyckyj

Cont. APRIL PlansCont. APRIL Plans

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18 April 2010 - VE-RBS - Public Education - Vessel Exams - Pensacola Yacht Club - 0900 to 1700 - Uniform ODU - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon & Alexander Ilnyckyj

22 April 2010 - Planning - Santa Rosa planning - Planning to be conducted for the 1 day Navarre - - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon & Alexander Ilnyckyj

24 April 2010 - VE Ramp -Vessel Safety Check Ramp day - Location Navy Point- Coordinator: Kim Sheldon & Alexander Ilnyckyj

26 April 2010 - PV Booth - Public Education and RBS Booth - Navy Base (Safety Stand-down) - Start and end time 0900 to 1500 - Tropical Uniform - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj& Ken Jares

Cont. APRIL PlansCont. APRIL Plans

Humor is important - being able to laugh at your own self is even more important. Tension and ice can be broke if you keep friends laughing and you mean well. Seen here are members of Pensacola Flotilla enjoying the FC attacking himself. We should have fun while we support our local Coast Guard and Boating Public. Here many plans for the next three months are summarized.

Photo by a Coastguardsman

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MAY PlansMAY Plans

08 May 2010 - Public Affairs - Navy Base (Rodeo - Safety Stand-down) or Ramp day -Coordinator: Doug Lovejoy & Paul Shurte

13 May 2010 - Staff Meeting - Station Pensacola - - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj

15 may 2010 - VE Ramp - Saturday – Vessel safety Checks - Sherman Cove -Coordinator: Kim Sheldon& Sharon Mandel

16 may 2010 - VE Ramp - Sunday – Vessel safety Checks - Sherman Cove Coordinator: Kim Sheldon& Sharon Mandel

20 May 2010 - Social - Barbeque or Dinner Staff Decides – Meeting - Normal night for Flotilla Meeting - Start 1800 to 2100 - Short meeting – Staff turn reports over to Carol Cornwall to be placed in minutes. - Coordinator: Alexander Ilnyckyj

22 May 2010 - PE - National Safe Boating Week - Public Education - West Marine –N. Davis Hwy Pensacola, - Coordinator: Paul Shurte, Alexander Ilnyckyj, & Jim Marcotte

22 May 2010 – RBS - National Safe Boating Week - Santa Rosa - Navarre Beach RampFlotilla 1-8 Blackwater River Arts Festival - ‘Coastie’ at Navarre event Coordinator: Kim Sheldon & Alexander Ilnyckyj

23 May 2010 – VE - National Safe Boating Week - Ramp day Shoreline Park, -Coordinator: Kim Sheldon, Ken Jares, Alex Ilnyckyj, Andrew Gagliano

24 May 2010 - RBS - National Safe Boating Week - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon, Ken Jares, Alex Ilnyckyj, Andrew Gagliano

25 May 2010 - RBS - National Safe Boating Week - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon, Ken Jares, Alex Ilnyckyj, Andrew Gagliano

26 May 2010 - RBS - National Safe Boating Week - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon, Ken Jares, Alex Ilnyckyj, Andrew Gagliano

27 May 2010 - RBS - National Safe Boating Week - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon, Ken Jares, Alex Ilnyckyj, Andrew Gagliano

28 May 2010 - VE - National Safe Boating Week - Shoreline Park, - Coordinator: Kim Sheldon, Ken Jares, Alex Ilnyckyj, Andrew Gagliano

29 May 2010 – VE - National Safe Boating Week – Scout Tour at CG Station. Coordinator: Kim Sheldon, Ken Jares, Alex Ilnyckyj, Andrew

March Flotilla Meeting

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On the About Boating Safety course (ABS) there is a funny worded answer to one of the questions that states the answer is “Baggywinkle”. All of us members have seen the quiz which allows you to receive your BQ qualification, but never has a student asked “what is a baggywrinkle?”. The term comes from a real use – the word comes from a form of chaffing protection..

Definition, Terms, or Myths

Baggywrinkle is a soft covering for cables (or any other obstructions) to reduce sail chafe. There are many points in the rig of a large sailing ship where the sails come into contact with the standing rigging; unprotected sails would

soon develop holes at the points of contact. Baggywrinkle provides a softer wearing surface for the sail. Two parallel lengths of marline are stretched between fixed points, and the lengths of yarn are attached using a

hitch - similar to a cow hitch -called a "railroad sennit". This creates a long, shaggy fringe which, when the marline is wound around a cable, becomes a large hairy cylinder.

Information came from various sources from online and personal knowledge.

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This Recreational Poster was found alongside the back road in Southwest Queensland. It shows the Australian’s equivalent to our Recreational Boating Safety Program – The sense of humor is always interesting to discover but the intent is the same – reduce the loss of life and encourage people to have fun.

Photo by a Coastguardsman

Each year, dozens of boaters in Florida drown in boating accidents. In many of these cases, the use of a life jacket (personal flotation device) may have saved the victim’s life. The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission, and all of its partners, ask those who enjoy Florida’s waters to always wear a life jacket while on the water. Do it for yourself and do it for your family. Life jackets save lives!

Florida: A boat was found running in circles with no one on board, and witnesses said they had helped the man launch the boat earlier in the day. Six days later the victim, who was not wearing a life jacket, was located by FWC aircraft. Cause of death was drowning.

Florida: After being reported overdue by a friend, the victim’s bass boat was found capsized in the middle of Lake Apopka by a search team. Two days later, the victim’s body was found floating in the lake without a life jacket. Cause of death was drowning.

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History

Coast Guard Support:Auxiliarists have replaced active duty and reserve Coastguardsmen at local stations when they have been assigned disaster or war duties. To ensure that the search and rescue capability was maintained, members filled in at stations during the Vietnam War; the 1964 Cuban refugee, 1980 Mariel, and 1994 Cuban-Haitian boatlifts. Auxiliary units provided varied support to the Coast Guard during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 and the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars from 2001. Auxiliarists turned out nation-wide immediately upon hearing of the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington on September 11, 2001, in the New York City region on staff at the Coast Guard building in lower Manhattan, helping to close down the Port of New York from Montauk Point to the George Washington bridge; taking over radio watchstanding at Coast Guard stations, conducting round the clock security patrols, flying observation missions, and providing supplies and food.

Coast Guard Auxiliary members of the Harlem Yacht Club at their dock, 1942, City Island, Bronx, NY. Courtesy: Harlem Yacht Club/History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Information and photo from on line source

Coast Guard Auxiliaristsadvising boaters, Savannah, Georgia, ca. 1942. National Archives/History program, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary. Information and photo from on line source

*First commission issued by President Washington to an officer afloat.*Captain Hopley Yeaton, Master of a Revenue Cutter, is commission is dated 21 March 1791. The commission is signed by both Washington and Jefferson.. The Continental Navy is disbanded and the sole maritime defense is the Revenue Cutter Service, now the Coast

Guard.

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History

Formal dinner for auxiliaristsand Coast Guard officers, 1942-45 Information and photo from on line source\See even in the ole days the Auxiliary had social functions and a spirit that they all serve one Nation under God

In the days when the only way to India was by sea, it was customary for wealthy passengers to book cabins on the cool side of the ship - port out, starboard home, hence the acronym posh.

Port is a four letter word -and so is left. Port wine is red. So when standing at the back of a vessel (aft) looking forward (for'ud), the left side of your vessel is the port side and should show a red light at night. To port arms is to carry weapons in the left hand. Port (larboard) or left side, is an abbreviation of porta iltimone (carry the helm). Buoys which mark the port side of a channel are red. Starboard marks are green with sharp. Steor is the Anglo-Saxon word for star and bord is a rudder or oar, always fitted on the right side of ships as most Saxon and Viking sailors were right handed. The steering bord side (starboard) is the right side of a ship (looking forwards).

Story provided by Jim Marcotte

Public Service: Auxiliary units have conducted operations for large public festivals and international Olympics including the 1983 America's Cup Race, the 1984 LA Olympics; the 1995 Atlanta Olympics; the 1995 World Special Olympics; the 1976, 1986, 1992, and 2000 Operations Sail; the 1996 USS Constitution Sail in Boston; 2004 G-8 Summit in Georgia and the Republican National Convention in New York City. Since the 1970s, Auxiliary crews have conducted search and rescue missions for space rocket and shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral, including participation in the 1986 Challenger Shuttle explosion recovery operation.

Trivia:A young Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice was being put through the paces by his first Boat Coxswain. "What would you do if a sudden storm sprang up on the starboard?" "Throw out an anchor, Boats," the Seaman Apprentice shouted. "What would you do if another storm sprang up aft?" "Throw out another anchor, Boats." "And if another terrific storm sprang up forward, what would you do then?" asked the Petty Officer. "Throw out another anchor, Boats." "Hold on," said the Coxswain. "Where are you getting all those anchors from?" "From the same place you're getting your storms, Boats."

Tennessee

Driving is not to be done while asleep."Crimes against nature" are prohibited.You can't shoot any game other than whales from a moving automobile.

Tampa Bay:

It is illegal to eat cottage cheese on Sunday after 6:00 P.M.