Category Archives: USCGS Munro

comrel

May 8, 2007 by Dana

It’s called, in Coastie speak, a COMREL, short for community relations. Forty-five Munro crew members leave the ship at ten a.m. and present ourselves at a local orphanage for duty. We enter through a locked gate and are led to … Continue reading →

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underway writers workshop 3

May 7, 2007 by Dana

Relieving the Watch LTJG Josh Dipietro “Why’s this engine overloaded? What the hell you been doing all watch?” “Overload, what the hell are you talking about, look at the rack reading, look at the scav air. We are acting perfectly … Continue reading →

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underway writers workshop 2

May 6, 2007 by Dana

Lookout SN Dennis R Gordon III 1120. I have been on watch for five minutes. It feels like three hours. The ocean rocks the 378 like a cradle. Water against the hull, wind whistling through the antenna, the occasional unrecognizable … Continue reading →

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