Coast Guard Helciopter Rescue Swimmer School – MSNBC Report 17 Jun 2013 | 12:22 am

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Mesa Fire and Medical Department – PSA 31 May 2013 | 01:25 am

Call for Videos from Tough Mudder Mid-Atlantic 2013 25 May 2013 | 04:36 pm

Since writing about the tragic death of Avishek Sengupta at a Tough Mudder in West Virginia, I have received dozens of emails and comments regarding the event. Some have agreed with my opinions, and s...

Dangerous Distance 22 May 2013 | 05:22 pm

Boating is about getting away from it all, but if you don’t consider all of the things you are getting away from – like hospitals – you can wish you were back in civilization pretty quick.  In a post ...

Dogs and Boating – The USCG Has Some Tips 19 May 2013 | 10:45 pm

My personal favorite life vest for pups is the MTI Adventure Wear – Underdog!    

Drukning ser ikke alltid ut som drukning 1 May 2013 | 10:05 pm

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Cape Disappointment – Training Ground for Really Bad Days 29 Apr 2013 | 10:14 pm

The crew at USCG Station Cape Disappoint work in a place where heavy seas and surf aren’t just possible, they are damned likely. The station’s back yard is the Columbia Bar – one of the most dangerous...

Update: Tough Mudder – Witnesses Describe Rescue as Slow / Disorganized 26 Apr 2013 | 12:01 am

A recent article by Andrew Metcalf at Patch includes witnesses describing the rescue efforts (or lack of rescue efforts) after Sengupta’s friends reported that he did not surface from the jump.  Nicho...

The Unaccounted-For Variables: Where Tough Mudder Failed 24 Apr 2013 | 02:32 am

I was saddened to hear of the death this past Sunday of twenty-eight-year old Avishek Sengupta, who drowned at a Tough Mudder event in West Virginia. Saddened, but not at all surprised. Tough Mudder i...

CG Remember: Remembering our Fallen Coast Guard Shipmates and their Families 19 Mar 2013 | 02:41 pm

I still remember the first time Sean Lawler called me up to tell me about this guy – Bill Bruns – who decided he was going to run the Keys 100 (in Key West, FL) in remembrance of Coast Guard members w...