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Boat Forum / Cruising / June 2006Coast Guard reports
We were working on our boat in Racine Wisconsin harbor yesterday and heard a lot of things going on just outside the harbor. A 40 footer went hard aground somewhere outside the harbor entrance. Seems like one person broke an arm and another had a bad bang to the head. There aren't that many shallows around the harbor unless you creep to close to shore. The winds were light and I believe they were motoring. With the sloping sandy bottom there, one might think they would have gone aground more gracefully. In any case, I was wondering if there is an online site where one can check on Coast Guard incidents and get more details about such occurences? I suppose that they can be phoned, but an online report would be more direct. Sherwin D. > In any case, I was wondering if there is an > online site where one can check on Coast Guard incidents and get more > details about such occurences? I suppose that they can be phoned, but > an online report would be more direct. Here in Charleston, every Saturday morning on 1340 AM, is "The Water's Edge", a locally-produced boating radio show that goes on for 2 hours while the fishermen are headed to the dock. One of the show's segments is always, "The Coast Guard Report" where a spokesperson for CG Charleston chats with the host and hangs out the boater's dirty laundry mistakes from the previous week. It's usually a pretty good show, if you ignore the host's arrogance. He's a sport fisherman, but occasionally wanders off into sailing as he has 2 hours to fill. Of course, like any other radio talk show, you must endure paid book and other promotions thinly veiled as content. They're always pushing something besides the obvious commercials.... >> In any case, I was wondering if there is an >> online site where one can check on Coast Guard incidents and get more [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Edge", a locally-produced boating radio show that goes on for 2 hours while >the fishermen are headed to the dock. One of the show's segments is Down in Key West there is or was a show (originates at Big Pine - US1 radio) called Biz Baz (Bizarre Bazaar). On Monday before the actual call in part to sell stuff, they always have the weekly Coast Guard report, which is done by an actual CG person. Very informative and includes the interdictions (how many kilos of drugs seized etc.) On other days they have reports from the mayor and chamber of commerce etc., but I always try to listen to the Monday report when I'm there. >always, "The Coast Guard Report" where a spokesperson for CG Charleston >chats with the host and hangs out the boater's dirty laundry mistakes from [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >other promotions thinly veiled as content. They're always pushing >something besides the obvious commercials.... > Down in Key West WTMA 1250AM has a show on Sunday morning called H2O Radio, which comes from Florida. Its more of a Southeast show than a local show. Very informative and always fun to listen to, too. http://www.h2oradio.com/ You can download and listen to all the shows from the net, but the local coast guard report it doesn't do.... |
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