Coast Guard Modernization Banner

5th District Public Affairs

U.S. Coast Guard

Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard logo

Unit Spotlight

Date: March 7, 2009

Contact: 5th District Public Affairs

(757) 398-6272

Station St. Inigoes

Photos and video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill

Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, a small boat station in St. Inigoes, Md., averages approximately 100 search and rescue cases and approximately 300 boardings annually. The station is staffed by 46 active duty personnel and 17 reservists who operate and maintain the station's 41-foot utility boat and four 25-foot response boats. Station St. Inigoes is responsible for Homeland Security missions, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement and marine environmental protection. U.S. Coast Guard Photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill.

Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, a small boat station in St. Inigoes, Md., averages approximately 100 search and rescue cases and approximately 300 boardings annually. Station St. Inigoes is responsible for Homeland Security missions, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement and marine environmental protection.

 

 

Fireman Joshua L. Graham, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, Md., secures a mooring line to the forward bit of a 41-foot utility boat Wednesday Dec. 4, 2008. Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes routinely conducts training to keep members proficient in their line handling skills. U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill.

Fireman Joshua L. Graham, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, Md., secures a mooring line to the forward bit of a 41-foot utility boat Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008. Station St. Inigoes routinely conducts training to keep members proficient in their line handling skills. Station St. Inigoes operates and maintains the station's 41-foot utility boat and four 25-foot response boats. 

 

Petty Officer 3rd Class Greg A. Renwick, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, Md., throws oscar during a man overboard drill Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. This training is conducted so rescue crews can become more proficient at retreiving personnel if they were to fall overboard.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Greg A. Renwick, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, Md., throws Oscar, a rescue dummy, during a man overboard drill Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. This training is conducted so rescue crews can become more proficient at retrieving personnel if they were to fall overboard.

 

Petty Officer 2nd Class James E. Walters, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, Md., demonstrates how to steer a 41-foot utility boat in the event of a loss of steering Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. Station St. Inigoes is staffed by 46 active duty personnel and 17 reservists.

Petty Officer 2nd Class James E. Walters, a boat crew member from Coast Guard Station St. Inigoes, Md., demonstrates how to manually steer a 41-foot utility boat Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. This training is conducted so crew members can become proficient in maneuvering the boat in the event of a loss of steering. Station St. Inigoes is staffed by 43 active duty personnel and 16 reservists. 

 

video

Click here to view this video in WMV format
Click here to view this video in Quicktime

###

Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
The United States Coast Guard -- Proud History. Powerful Future.