The death of a Coast Guard recruit during initial training last July in Cape May is traced to a health issue, but authorities at the base have enhanced safety procedures.
Larger crafts should be moved to moved to larger marinas where they can be protected by the elements. Smaller boats should be taken out of the water if possible.
The new U.S. Coast Guard cutter that joins the fleet Saturday bears the name of an extraordinary enlistee. From his gunner's post aboard a transport ship in the desperate hours of World War II, Rollin A. Fritch stared death in the face, and spat it its eye.
A French sailor used an emergency positioning device to help Coast Guard crews locate and rescue him after his vessel began sinking off the NJ coast Monday.