Traveling on U.S. Highway 101 is crucial for so many who rely on the freeway, and since a section is closed due to mudslides, commuters are looking to other modes of transportation. Source: Boating company helps bridge gap between Ventura, Santa Barbara during freeway closures – KEYT
As Dungeness crab season beings, the Coast Guard is reminding commercial fishermen and the boating public to remember safe boating practices.Important safety practices for all commercial and recreational boaters include: All commercial crabbers and boater Source: Coast Guard reminds crabbers to use safe boating practices | KCBY
One by one, a family of five — including a newborn baby — was plucked from the roof of their muddied, flooded home in the aftermath of the mudslides in Southern California. Source: Coast Guard rescues family from roof in mud-drenched California – CNN
It’s been an amazing thing to watch a community pull together, not once but twice, in recent weeks to deal with fire and floods. To lend a hand to neighbors and complete strangers. To watch first responders run into harm’s way so that others are removed from that same harm. The divisions that have become … Read more
Source: Local Coast Guard Helicopter Crews Save Lives During Mudslide Response in Santa Barbara – NBC 7 San Diego
As expected California is now dealing with major flooding. It’s a shame the State doesn’t maintain its infrastructure, let alone plane for the future and predictable events. That’s what should be considered failed government, usually a symptom of corruption. It’s really sad to see. All we can say is be safe out there folks. Try … Read more
The first major winter storm is supposed to hit California this week. Given the recent fires the possibility of mudslides and flooding is greatly increased. So is the probability of debris in the waters off the coast, so don’t take your boat out unless you absolutely have to. Be safe out there folks.
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Freighters have been getting stuck in the Great Lakes with increasing frequency this week as the deep freeze continues. Source: Icy photos show Coast Guard, freighters pushing through Great Lakes freeze | MLive.com
Source: Flashback to 1936: With a blizzard raging, Coast Guard and other rescuers set out on a doomed mission – News – Stripes
Investigators say the pilot took off from Wiley Post Airport in Oklahoma City and planned to land in Texas, but the plane kept flying. Source: Coast Guard searching for plane after pilot vanishes over Gulf of Mexico | abc13.com