As part of the Maritime Festival, we toured the Coast Guard Station located on the Lake Champlain Waterfront in Burlington Harbor. Oh, no big deal you say? Not for us. We have lived here or had a residence here for four years. Countless times we have walked the boardwalk to the fishing pier. We have seen the Coast Guard boats cruising out past the breakwater, sometimes fast (emergency) and sometimes slow (patrol/training/research). I have seen the tops of the buoys and some other equipment, but I never had a feel for what went on or what their duties were. It was a real treat to go behind the fences and barbed wire to see the boats and board them, in addition to being on a tour that explained their purpose here.
One thing they do is maintain the red and green buoys. Red on the right coming in.
They tell you what to avoid.
They come after you if you need help.
Rescue dummy Oscar, when filled with water, simulates a body so they can practice pulling people from the water.
Ice covers the Lake is not a problem for a hydro plane. This one is brand new, delivered just in time for summer.
Seaman Black, our guide, says he has been called a “lifeguard.” His father serves in the Marines. Very proud to have met him and proud that he serves our nation as a part of the Coast Guard.
The most notorious Coast Guard base in the nation. Sad what happened there in 2006.
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