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    Blu-ray, DVD, and digital download on May 24, 2016 - a true story

    In February of 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, damaging an oil tanker off the coast of Cape Cod and literally ripping it in half. On a small lifeboat faced with frigid temperatures and 70-foot high waves, four members of the Coast Guard set out to rescue the more than 30 stranded sailors trapped aboard the rapidly-sinking vessel.


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    This is Legend for the Coast Guard, @namvet.

    Bernard Webber and his boat crew were unfailing and courageous. That
    was a 36 foot, single screw Motor Life Boat.

    I just hope Disney does not muck it up, as was done with 'The Guardian'.

    http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles...on_webster.asp
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    This is Legend for the Coast Guard, @namvet.

    Bernard Webber and his boat crew were unfailing and courageous. That
    was a 36 foot, single screw Motor Life Boat.

    I just hope Disney does not muck it up, as was done with 'The Guardian'.

    http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles...on_webster.asp
    hope your right pal. looks like a good flick and due out soon. we'll see

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    There were two T-2 Tankers that day, the Pendleton and the Fort Mercer.

    The 36 foot boat used that day was designed to carry a four man crew and 12 "survivors". 32 men from the Pendleton and all four of the crew were brought back to Chatam Hbr.

    Some sites

    http://www.cg36500.org/

    http://www.historyvshollywood.com/re.../finest-hours/

    https://jgburdette.wordpress.com/201...d-fort-mercer/
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    This is Legend for the Coast Guard, @namvet.

    Bernard Webber and his boat crew were unfailing and courageous. That
    was a 36 foot, single screw Motor Life Boat.

    I just hope Disney does not muck it up, as was done with 'The Guardian'.

    http://www.uscg.mil/history/articles...on_webster.asp
    A 36' boat in 30' seas with a tidal surge coming? HO-LEE crap! DO their balls set off the metal detectors at airports?

    I'm going to have to break down and actually read a link.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    A 36' boat in 30' seas with a tidal surge coming? HO-LEE crap! DO their balls set off the metal detectors at airports?

    I'm going to have to break down and actually read a link.
    I stand corrected. 60' seas and 70 knot winds? I wouldn't want to go through that shit in a carrier.
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    One of our newer Fast Response Cutters, a Coastal Patrol Boat,
    was named in his honor.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel-class_cutter

    More on CWO(Bos'un) Webber:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_C._Webber
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    I stand corrected. 60' seas and 70 knot winds? I wouldn't want to go through that shit in a carrier.
    Back then, I do not know what limitations were placed on an MLB (Motor Life Boat) as far
    as response goes. I know what they are these days.

    That crew had balls of bronze, not brass!

    Gold Lifesaving Medal is a rare honor, and all 4 got it.
    Too bad a Medal of Honor cannot be given for domestic actions.
    That crew would certainly have deserved it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    One of our newer Fast Response Cutters, a Coastal Patrol Boat,
    was named in his honor.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel-class_cutter

    More on CWO(Bos'un) Webber:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_C._Webber
    I'm actually dumbfounded. You'd have had to give me a box of Depends for THAT sh*t. A 36' wooden boat in 60' seas? Screw that. I got y'all's back here on the pier.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    Back then, I do not know what limitations were placed on an MLB (Motor Life Boat) as far
    as response goes. I know what they are these days.

    That crew had balls of bronze, not brass!

    Gold Lifesaving Medal is a rare honor, and all 4 got it.
    Too bad a Medal of Honor cannot be given for domestic actions.
    That crew would certainly have deserved it.
    Yeah well that's BS. I never liked the way the Coast Guard treated. They were part of the DOT until sometime in the 90s. Y'all are the red-headed stepchildren of the military same as we are the Navy. They deserved more than medals for THAT crap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Yeah well that's BS. I never liked the way the Coast Guard treated. They were part of the DOT until sometime in the 90s. Y'all are the red-headed stepchildren of the military same as we are the Navy. They deserved more than medals for THAT crap.
    Back in the 50's we were under the Treasury Department!
    In 1967 put under the Department of Transportation:
    http://www.uscg.mil/top/missions/
    In 2003, combined with many others under the umbrella
    of Home Land Security. We were supposed to be the solid
    linch pen of that Department.

    Best for us to keep our bags packed!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    Back in the 50's we were under the Treasury Department!
    In 1967 put under the Department of Transportation:
    http://www.uscg.mil/top/missions/
    In 2003, combined with many others under the umbrella
    of Home Land Security. We were supposed to be the solid
    linch pen of that Department.

    Best for us to keep our bags packed!
    I got to spread it around some. I'm cracking up. I was the stepchild of the Navy for 21 years. I hear ya.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    I got to spread it around some. I'm cracking up. I was the stepchild of the Navy for 21 years. I hear ya.
    Be my guest and share all you want. I really think we are
    grossly under-appreciated.

    We will NEVER go under DOD unless there is a declared war.
    In peacetime only the U.S. Marshall's have greater Law Enforcement
    than the USCG has, supporting other agencies and State Governments.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Elessar View Post
    Be my guest and share all you want. I really think we are
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    We will NEVER go under DOD unless there is a declared war.
    In peacetime only the U.S. Marshall's have greater Law Enforcement
    than the USCG has, supporting other agencies and State Governments.
    Hard argument. Y'all are military. You're also police. I think you should be under DoD myself. You're doing a Federal job defending our borders. Except the Southern one. The Feds can deploy you to war zones, but won't claim you. Sounds pretty sh*tty to me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gunny View Post
    Hard argument. Y'all are military. You're also police. I think you should be under DoD myself. You're doing a Federal job defending our borders. Except the Southern one. The Feds can deploy you to war zones, but won't claim you. Sounds pretty sh*tty to me.

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