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Lessons for the Day

July 11, 2012 by Dana

[from the stabenow.com vaults, 2007] March 17 A little before nine a.m. I felt the ship turn hard right rudder, so I went up to the bridge. We spotted a fishing boat on the radar. The captain says that drug … Continue reading →

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First Day Underway

July 4, 2012 by Dana

[from the stabenow.com vaults, 2007] Friday, March 16 Hello Danamaniacs, Coasties, friends and family! Once again I write from on board a Coast Guard cutter underway. Man, I love my job. Last time it was 16 days in the Bering … Continue reading →

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in the Antarctic

June 27, 2012 by Dana

[from the stabenow.com vaults, first posted February 28, 2008] How cool is this? Okay, literally as well as figuratively, as that’s the Gerlache Strait next to Wiencke Island off the Danco Coast of the Antarctic Peninsula. Follow the links to … Continue reading →

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