Top Ten Coast Guard Videos for 2008
Agency Releases Video Compilations Showing Operational Highlights
Dec 31, 2008
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has released its picks for the top ten video compilations released by the agency for 2008. Subjects shown are as varied as the missions tasked to the Coast Guard. Among its many missions, the Coast Guard is responsible for ensuring homeland security, safe navigation of vessels, search and rescue, icebreaking, and drug interdiction.
In a press release announcing the top video compilations prepared by the Agency for 2008, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad W. Allen said, "This has truly been a historic year for the Coast Guard and its Guardians. Through their relentless vigilance they have kept our nation safe and secured our national, economic and environmental interests -- both at home and abroad -- just as their predecessors have done for the last 218 years. These videos are just a few of the shining examples that showcase our shipmates standing the watch. It is this selfless dedication and devotion to duty that motivates me to ensure our men and women have the best resources and support available to meet the complex and dynamic hazards and threats of the 21st century."
2008 Coast Guard Operational Highlights
Here are some of the high points seen by the USCG in 2008:
- A record 367,926 pounds of cocaine was seized
- 22,173 pounds of marijuana was seized
- More than 4,670 lives were saved
- Ports and waterways were restored after hurricanes Gustav and Ike, with 1,200 navigational aids repaired or corrected
- The National Response Center received more than 1,800 calls connected to America’s Waterway Watch
- Coast Guard icebreakers supported 680 ice transits on the Great Lakes
- 50,374 aids to navigation were maintained
- Science missions to the Arctic were supported by the Cutter Healy
- 76,000 pounds of relief supplies were delivered to the Republic of Georgia
The Top Ten Coast Guard Compilations for 2008
These are the subjects of the top ten videos released by the Coast Guard for operations occurring in 2008. They can be view at the Agency’s website.
- Seizure of a cocaine smuggling submarine by the Cutter Migett
- Rescue of a logger in Washington by the aircrew of Air Station Port Angeles
- Rescue of a mariner in Prince William Sound, Alaska by the aircrew of Air Station Kodiak
- Towing a disabled vessel near Sausalito California by the crew of Station Golden Gate
- Rescue of four fishermen near Adak, Alaska by the aircrew of Air Station Kodiak
- Pursuit of vessel fishing illegally near the Mexican border by the boatcrew of Station South Padre Island
- Rescue of four sailors near Wilmington, North Carolina by the aircrew of Air Station Elizabeth City
- Offload of 1,600 pounds of cocaine by the crew of the Cutter Forward
- Rescue of a pilot and her dog by the aircrew of Air Station Savannah
- Interdiction and rescue of Haitian migrants near Great Inagua, Bahamas by the crew of Cutter Dauntless
The video complications released by the USCG show some of the many accomplishments made by the agency in 2008. Members of the service should be justifiably proud of their many achievements.
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