Tag Archives: Meritorious Public Service award
“You saved someone’s life,”- Commercial Fisherman makes dramatic rescue
Near sunset last Nov. 6, commercial fisherman John Genther of Madison was steering his boat back home after a day of catching whelk when he spotted a bright blue object about a half mile ahead in the water. As he maneuvered closer, he realized it was a man wrapped in winter clothing, without a life preserver, clinging to the side of an overturned skiff in 55-degree water. Genther immediately recognized the signs of hypothermia and knew what to do, thanks to a first aid training he completed less than two weeks earlier. “You saved someone’s life,” said Nick Lajoie, commander and chief of response for Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, speaking to Genther and a roomful of attendees at a ceremony on Feb. 8 honoring the heroic act. “It’s a big deal.” more, >>click to read<< 10:22
Coast Guard to present award to fishing vessel captain, crew
The media is invited to an award ceremony at Coast Guard Sector San Diego, Thursday, where the Coast Guard is scheduled to recognize a Point Loma fishing boat captain and his crew for their efforts in a rescue 1,500 miles off the coast of Hawaii. Gregory Virissimo, the captain of the fishing boat, and his crew discovered the fishing boat Fu Yuan Yu 065 on fire with 11 survivors in a life raft a few feet from the burning vessel, May 2, 2014. Read the rest here 16:15
