A crowd pleaser at last weekend’s Work Boat Races was this search and rescue helicopter crew from the U.S. Coast Guard. The drop of a “victim” near the Guemes Channel pier was followed by diver who swam quickly to stabilize and recover. No dummies were damaged in the making of this demonstration.
Two teen-aged boaters were rescued Tuesday night off Biz Point after their “Sunfish” sailboat capsized. First on the scene at about 8 p.m. were a couple of neighbors in a rowboat and small skiff. They were soon joined by the crew of the Crowley tug “Response,” which had been diverted by the U.S. Coast Guard. […]