In which I finally decide to abandon ship prior to Hurricane Milton’s arrival.
Show Notes
Once again, I don’t really have many—okay, any—photos from this episode, particularly after I dropped my phone into a marina…and my laptop gave up the ghost the very next morning. (At some point, I’ll try to scrape the encrypted disk from that laptop…but more important to get this sucker out!)
In fact, I don’t even seem to have access to the pics of Anthony and Ethan with the cool loadout, since those were, um…on the previous phone and laptop. (Maybe they’re on a drive I haven’t checked yet…but not likely. Cue sad trombone.)
But here’s the actual 45RBM (USCG 45′ Response Boat Medium) mentioned in this episode, as the crew approached Jacie Sails. BM2 Diggle actually rode on the back of this sucker all the way back to Key West so I could have a seat inside. Great folks, truly.
Thanks to the United States Coast Guard
I want to thank the United States Coast Guard–particularly USCG Sector Key West and STATION Key West.
Thanks to BM2 Anthony Diggle and BM2 Ethan Kast for sitting down for a thorough interview in the hot sun amongst the roosters, bikers, tourists and children. (Apparently, Bosun’s Mate 2 is a rating and Petty Officer is a rank…so I hope I didn’t do any disservice by going with whichever appelation sounded best on the voiceover.) And of course, Major Thanks to the rest of the crew on the RBM45 who came out to get me:
BM3 Billy Stone (Coxswain)
BM3 Gianna Bracone (Boarding Officer/ Navigator)
FN Reilly McCarthy (Engineer)
Also, a hearty shout out to Petty Officer Nicholas Strasburg in Public Relations for letting me interview Anthony and Ethan.
And to Ensign Jack Agar and OS3 Zachary Aparo over at SECTOR Key West…for reasons we can’t disclose in this episode.
Please remember, the Coast Guard is not out there to ruin your fun. They’re out there to save your ass…which with proper seamanship and preparedness, you can hopefully avoid them having to do!
Thanks, Jim!
Special thanks to Our Friend Jim, who…well, since we’re still in the “Losing Jacie Sails” part of the program, has been doing important things for How Not To Sail.
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