Fannie M. Salter, keeper of the Turkey Point Lighthouse in upper Chesapeake Bay since and the last woman keeper of a lighthouse in the United States, retired from active service. The first woman had been hired as a lighthouse keeper years before. Chief Rose is the first enlisted woman to retire from active duty in the Coast Guard. The arresting officer was ENS S. Fuger, Jr. Coast Guard Channel Island Station crewmen responded to the tragedy.
Below is a news release from CG News. We knew this was coming. Presumably, this will be their last year. Arctic, Gulf of Alaska, and Bering Sea. Earlier story about Captain Witherspoon here. The crew of U. While these ships will be homeported in Kodiak, they will operate throughout the 17th Coast Guard District to include the U. The crew of the Witherspoon will carry out integral Coast Guard missions such as maritime law enforcement and security, living marine resources, and search and rescue.
John G. Adam Young, commanding officer of the Witherspoon. Throughout the last five months, the crew displayed remarkable teamwork and resilience, a true testament to the core values Capt. Witherspoon epitomized throughout his illustrious career. The Coast Guard is currently scheduled to have six FRCs operating throughout Alaska by the end of to reinforce our maritime boundaries and shorten on-scene response times to support search and rescue efforts and better serve the people of Alaska.
FRCs feature advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment as well as over-the-horizon response boat deployment capability and improved habitability for the crew. FRCs are foot multi-mission ships designed to conduct drug and migrant interdictions; ports, waterways and coastal security operations; fisheries and environmental protection patrols; national defense missions; and search and rescue.
Each cutter is designed for a crew of 24, has a range of 2, miles and is equipped for patrols up to five days. Coast Guard Sector Maryland β National Capital Region command center watchstanders received a report at approximately p. Inigoes, Oxford and Crisfield have deployed to the incident to conduct searches in coordination with local partners and enforce a safety zone. An Urgent Marine Information Broadcast was issued regarding the incident and a safety zone has been established, securing all vessel traffic from the Woodrow Willson Bridge heading north along the Potomac River.
