Away All Boats – Send Them to the Coast Guard - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Away All Boats – Send Them to the Coast Guard

Commentary In World War II, the U.S.

Away All Boats – Send Them to the Coast Guard - Politics, Policy, Political Views

Commentary In World War II, the U.S. Coast Guard greatly expanded and assumed control of much of the small watercraft fleet that contributed to victory. Landing after landing in Europe and the Pacific was done by Coast Guard owned, operated, and maintained landing craft and support vessels to enable decisive operational maneuver for Big

Coast Guard at Wade Creek Pullout

Photos by Rick Beasley GIMME A BREAKER! A 47-ft. U.S. Coast motor patrol boat from Depoe Bay recently took on a storm-tossed surf at Wade Creek Pullout, an unimproved state park located a mile south of Beverly Beach State Park on Hwy. 101. Photos by Rick Beasley The site, popular with rockhounds and anglers, is sometimes used as a training ground to keep the four-person crews ready for close-in water rescues. (Photos by Rick Beasley)