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Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay Object Tagging
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First Incident Of 2007 - Reported Cesna Crash |
First Tasking of 2007
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Category: Taskings
January 28th, 2007
The first incident of the year for Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Unit 12 (CCGA12) was a long tasking regarding a possible Cesna sized plane crashing near Four Mile Point in the Sechelt Inlet. With an Air Force Cormorant Helicopter on hand prior, CCGA12 took the search over, shortly after arrival....
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Stuck In The Mud |
Stuck in The Mud
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Category: Taskings
December 11th, 2006
Monday December 11, 2006 was another busy day on the Coastal waters for many including The Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Unit 12, Halfmoon Bay (CCGA12). With another tasking in the Sechelt Inlet, again for a vessel adrift. With these incredible storm force winds hitting the Sunshine Coast, people are reminded of how crucial it is to ensure your their vessel is properly secured....
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Wakefield Creek |
Category: Taskings
November 29th, 2006
The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary-Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay (CCGA-12) answered an urgent code 3 call for a person reported in the Wakefield Creek, this Wednesday, November 29th, 2006. Quick response from other recourses on hand resulted in the van driver of this incident, safe recovery....
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Quick Turnaround For A Quick Response |
Category: Taskings
December 9th, 2006
CCGA12s quick response resulted in a vessels recovery at 1600 hrs. This vessel was reported adrift adrift from a concerned citizen. Despite the high winds and nightfall approaching, the vessel in question was safely brought to Tillicum Bay in Sechelt, BC, the closest safe harbour....
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Milos tender |
Category: Taskings
September 20th, 2006
As CCGA12 members were called out to retrieve a dingy adrift in the Wood Bay area, Tuesday September 19th, 2006, some of the crew noticed the similarities of the recent tasking with vessel Milo the past Sunday evening....
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Rough WeatherTow |
Milo Under Tow on a Dark and Stormy Night
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Category: Taskings
September 18th, 2006
Gale forced winds and white caps spraying with 4 to 6 foot waves did not stop the on-call volunteer Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay (CCGA12)crew from assisting a disabled vessel, the 'Milo' with one of Milo's three crew feeling the effects of seasickness, 2 nautical miles SE of Merry Island....
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Half a Canoe |
Category: Taskings
March 30th, 2007
On Friday March 30th 2007 at 1220hrs the local water taxi 'Grackle' reported finding half of canoe adrift near Tattenham Ledge off Thormanby Is. Our local Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay (CCGA12) was quickly tasked by the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) to search for any signs of a possible person in the water....
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Vessel in difficulty |
Category: Taskings
August 6th, 2007
The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary-Pacific Unit 12 (CCGA12) assisted a 25 foot Bayliner with a family of four on board near Merry and Thormanby Islands this afternoon....
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Multi Agency Search : Sechelt Inlet |
Jet-Ski Found
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Category: Taskings
August 6th, 2007
A Multi Agency Search on the water was conducted for a missing jet-skier early Monday morning, August 6th, 2007 in the Sechelt Inlet. CCGA12, CAF Cormorant helicopter, CCG Cape Caution, CCG Westview 1 and private vessels took part in an extended search for the jet ski's sole occupant. Eventually the search was handed over to RCMP....
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Thormanby Roof Top Topple |
Category: Taskings
September 7th, 2007
Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay (CCGA12) assisted BC Ambulance personal in transferring two patients resulting from injuries sustained due to falling from the scaffolding of a house under construction on Thormanby Island. The patients were transfered from Thormanby Island back to the waiting ambulance at the Buccaneer Marina...
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Badly Damaged Vessel |
Severely damaged by Monday's storm. (Kellei Baker)
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Category: Taskings
November 13th, 2007
Vessel on the rocks reported off the foot of Curran Road in Halfmoon Bay Monday morning. Vessel subsequently was holed and overturned. No sign of any occupants....
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Busy Day for CCGA-P Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay |
Category: Taskings
December 27th, 2007
Broken-down power boat and occupants in Halfmoon Bay rescued from impending brush with beach.
Possible overturned boat turns out to be fiberglass tank.
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Another Busy Day for CCGA-P Unit 12 Halfmoon Bay |
Category: Taskings
May 26th, 2008
Unit 12 tasked to check what appeared to be an empty vessel anchored for several days in unusual site. Second task was to check for overdue campers....
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Distress Call Sets CCGA 12 in Motion |
Category: Taskings
June 25th, 2008
CCGA 12 is tasked to assist a vessel that is taking on water faster than its occupant can bail. The ability to treat hypothermia is an asset....
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Sunday was a Full Day for Local Search and Rescue Groups. |
CCGA 12
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Category: What's New
June 22nd, 2008
Joint search and rescue exercise in Welcome Pass on Sunday, June 15, 2008....
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Coast Guard Auxiliary Called Out Three Times in the Past Week |
Category: Taskings
August 5th, 2008
Injured boater is assisted, vessel towed to secure moorage, transport and support for fire-fighting in Frenchman's Cove....
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Two Sailboats and a Marker Buoy for Unit 12 |
Category: Taskings
August 12th, 2008
'Ken Moore' tasked to assist sailboat without steerage, assist sailboat which had dragged anchor, and assist in foiling attempt to make marker buoy a personal souvenir....
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CCGA Unit 12 Assists in Rescue of Kayakers |
Category: Taskings
August 25th, 2008
Unit 12 called out to retrieve person in water near Grant Island in Welcome Pass.
The Ken Moore was assisted by aircraft, 'Grackle', and a passing pleasure vessel.
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Unit 12 Coast Guard Auxiliary Called Out Again |
Category: Taskings
August 29th, 2008
Vessel on beach, Family assisted...
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Quiet Week, Busy Weekend for Unit 12 CCGA Unit 12 |
Category: Taskings
October 19th, 2008
Quiet week but busy weekend for members of CCGA12 Halfmoon Bay. Two days of Marine Advanced First Aid training with call-out Saturday night....
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Unit 12 Involved in Rescue |
Category: Taskings
November 17th, 2008
Shoreline search, rescue off beach, victim turned over to EMS at Halfmoon Bay wharf...
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Unit 12 Involved in Incident with Other Units |
CCG Hovercraft Siyay with vessel in distress. Photo by D. Gordon
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Category: Taskings
June 19th, 2009
'Ken Moore' tasked to assist sinking vessel southeast of White Islets....
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Unit 12 on Search Saturday Night. |
Category: Taskings
July 21st, 2009
Ken Moore tasked to search for vessel which had appeared to lose power. Unit 12 on unsuccessful search for approximately two and one half hours. Subsequently no vessel was reported missing....
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Unit 12 Busy Again |
Category: Taskings
July 30th, 2009
'Ken Moore' assists injured swimmer by tranporting him to beach in Davis Bay....
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Excitement? No, but Necessary. |
Ken Moore and damaged vessel at Cooper's Green. Photo by R.L. McKee
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Category: Taskings
August 9th, 2009
Auxiliary 12's Ken Moore assists in bringing foundering vessel to safety....
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Active Weekend for the Ken Moore. |
Category: Taskings
August 11th, 2009
"Ken Moore" tows disabled vessel with five on board from Trail Islands to safety in Secret Cove...
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CCGA Ken Moore Tasked to Find and Assist Vessel in Distress. |
Category: Taskings
September 7th, 2009
Unit 12 tasked to find and assist disabled vessel to safety....
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Unit 12, CCGA, Halfmoon Bay Seaches for missing Male |
Category: Taskings
October 23rd, 2009
CCGA Unit 12, Halfmoon Bay spends two and a half hours on search for missing male....
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First Search of the New Year |
Category: Taskings
February 17th, 2010
Unit 12 involved in search of Sechelt Inlet as the result of Mayday call to Comox Coast Guard Radio....
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Another Tasking for Unit 12 |
Category: Taskings
March 3rd, 2010
Ken Moore tasked to assist in recovery of deceased person...
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A Sad Tasking for Unit 12 |
Cormorant Rescue 906 and CCGMV Cape Caution at Tzoonie Narrows
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Category: Taskings
March 30th, 2010
Tasking to assist in search for missing diver at Tzoonie Narrows...
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Violent Storm Challenges Coast Guard Auxiliaries |
Photo by Ron Dinsdale
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Category: Taskings
April 6th, 2010
A difficult stormy day tasking for Unit 12....
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Unit 12 Crew Assists Injured Male on South Thormanby |
Category: Taskings
April 27th, 2010
April 23, 2010 At 7:00PM the Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary - Pacific, Unit 12, Halfmoon Bay was called out to assist a gentleman who had slipped and fallen, suffering a serious head wound, on the rocks in the intertidal zone near Shelter Island on the north end of South Thormanby Island.
The [i]Ken Moore[/i] was made ready and slipped her moorings at 7:30PM with a crew of four. Arriving at the scene of the accident at 7:50PM, the crew found a friend of the injured person had bandaged his wou
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Lazy Days of Summer |
Category: Taskings
August 18th, 2010
Fire training, taskings, new (to Unit 12) boat?...
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Coast Guard Auxiliary Called Out Friday Evening. |
Category: Taskings
August 24th, 2010
Grounding reported by citizens but lucky boat not in need of assistance (this time...)...
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