http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil Official Blog of the 9th Coast Guard District Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/rip-currents-what-they-are-the-dangers-how-to-escape-2/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/rip-currents-what-they-are-the-dangers-how-to-escape-2/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:00:46 +0000 PA3 Christopher M. Yaw http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2788  Sunny days, fresh water, sandy beaches; all of these could be used to describe summer time in the Great Lakes. It’s the time of year when the snowsuits go into storage and the swimsuits come out. People flock to places [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/rip-currents-what-they-are-the-dangers-how-to-escape-2/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/navigation-rules-for-on-the-water/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/navigation-rules-for-on-the-water/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 20:14:47 +0000 PA3 Christopher M. Yaw http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2812 So far we’ve focused on what you, the individual boater, can do to protect yourself during National Safe Boating Week. We’ve emphasized wearing life jackets, avoiding alcohol when operating a boat, ensuring you’ve got the proper safety equipment before you [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/navigation-rules-for-on-the-water/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/help-the-coast-guard-save-you-have-and-use-boating-safety-equipment/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/help-the-coast-guard-save-you-have-and-use-boating-safety-equipment/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 18:24:08 +0000 PA2 Levi Read http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2767   During the last week of April, an aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City, Mich., assisted the Michigan State Police in locating a lost kayaker in Northern Michigan. The kayaker had capsized his kayak in the Firesteel River [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/help-the-coast-guard-save-you-have-and-use-boating-safety-equipment/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/operation-paddle-smart/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/operation-paddle-smart/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 13:11:20 +0000 PA3 Lauren Laughlin http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2706       A tale of two paddlecrafts Imagine: two men living in the same neighborhood on Lake Michigan went to the outdoor store and each bought a paddlecraft. While there, they were both handed paddlecraft safety kits with a Paddle Smart [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/operation-paddle-smart/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/detroit-based-coast-guard-chief-finds-great-lakes-a-photographers-paradise/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/detroit-based-coast-guard-chief-finds-great-lakes-a-photographers-paradise/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:18:50 +0000 PA3 Lauren Laughlin http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2678 Josh Bozarth, a Chief Petty Officer aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, joined the Coast Guard to pay for college and to get a sense of greater responsibility. He never thought that the Coast Guard would open the door [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/detroit-based-coast-guard-chief-finds-great-lakes-a-photographers-paradise/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-fireman-ashley-johnson-station-two-rivers/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-fireman-ashley-johnson-station-two-rivers/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:01 +0000 PA3 Lauren Laughlin http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2755   With most of the Coast Guard “A” School waiting lists exceeding three years, many of the newest Coast Guardsmen will spend a great deal of time aboard their first units as non-rates. Fireman Ashley Johnson of Station Two Rivers, [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-fireman-ashley-johnson-station-two-rivers/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/boating-under-the-influence/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/boating-under-the-influence/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:40:12 +0000 PA3 Lauren Laughlin http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2723 On May, 4, 2013, a Coast Guard law enforcement team from Station Marblehead, Ohio, conducted a boarding of a boat with 12 people aboard in the vicinity of Kelleys Island in Lake Erie and issued a federal ticket to the [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/boating-under-the-influence/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-bm3-brad-houston-station-calumet-harbor/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-bm3-brad-houston-station-calumet-harbor/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:04:37 +0000 YN1 Ray Prell http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2733  It takes a leader to overcome the challenges and obstacles presented by one of the busiest stations in the 9th Coast Guard District. Petty Officer 3rd Class Brad Houston is one of these leaders, taking on well more than his [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-bm3-brad-houston-station-calumet-harbor/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-sn-nathan-milewski-coast-guard-ant-sault-ste-marie-mich/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-sn-nathan-milewski-coast-guard-ant-sault-ste-marie-mich/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 15:39:26 +0000 YN1 Ray Prell http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2696 Seaman Nathan “Milo” Milewski, a native of Dallas, reported to Coast Guard Aids-to-Navigation Team Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. in the fall of 2012. Like many before him, he joined the Coast Guard with the goals of gaining law enforcement experience [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/05/great-lakes-shipmate-of-the-week-sn-nathan-milewski-coast-guard-ant-sault-ste-marie-mich/feed/ 0 http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/great-lakes-shipmates-of-the-week-life-saving-sector-buffalo-marine-inspectors/ http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/great-lakes-shipmates-of-the-week-life-saving-sector-buffalo-marine-inspectors/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:21:35 +0000 PA3 Lauren Laughlin http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/?p=2685 Coast Guard marine inspectors protect life by ensuring vessel safety, but this week’s shipmates of the week were a little more hands on than usual.   On April 17, 2013, marine inspectors from Coast Guard Sector Buffalo were conducting inspections, alongside [...]]]> http://greatlakes.coastguard.dodlive.mil/2013/04/great-lakes-shipmates-of-the-week-life-saving-sector-buffalo-marine-inspectors/feed/ 0