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NMLEA
Veteran's Day Kickoff of Inaugural Academy Membership Drive.
Now celebrating our 17th anniversary, this one is a special year for the Academy. To fulfill our commitment to "Serve those in Service to Others," and to remain connected to our community of maritime professionals at the "deckplate" level, we've realized the best way to accomplish our objectives within our Strategic Plan is to become a Member-Driven Organization.
By becoming a member, you can help drive the direction of the maritime law enforcement profession, identify areas of need, and vet solutions, equipment and products through a community of peers. Through this "Whole of Community" approach, small harbormaster agencies in New England can join the conversation with the nation's largest marine unit in Florida, or sheriff's deputies patrolling the Mississippi can collaborate with natural resource officers patrolling the Great Lakes. Things like group purchasing and access to nationally recognized subject matter experts in the areas of technology, equipment acquisition, testing, evaluation and training can be at your fingertips. Think about how your academy or in-service maritime training could be enhanced and affected if you had access to master trainers, course designers, curriculum evaluators and expert operators, all as an extension of your current staff.
What a powerful way to impact your organization, your community and the nation by becoming part of Academy of professionals, and the voice of the nation. As individual officers, as agencies, as organizations and as industry representatives, this is the way to come together as one voice.
What will make this work is achieving our 2017 goal of 1000 members. There are benefits, and strength in numbers. No other organization exists to bring you all together on a national (and international) level, to learn as one, to work as one, and to speak as one. Join today, and BE ONE.
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The Virginian-Pilot
Twelve Coast Guardsmen who served on the Navy guided missile destroyer Mason when it came under attack off the coast of Yemen last year have been awarded the Navy Combat Action Ribbon, according to a news release.
This is the first time in more than 25 years that the Navy has recognized a Coast Guard crew at sea for coming under enemy fire. The Coast Guardsmen are assigned to a Maritime Security Response Team in Chesapeake.
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National Association of State Boating Law Administrators
During the annual three-day heightened awareness and enforcement Operation Dry Water weekend, hundreds of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies made 518 boating under the influence arrests nationwide. The Operation Dry Water campaign targets boating under the influence, through heightened awareness and enforcement. Annually, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard coordinates the saturation of thousands of officers who are on the lookout for boating under the influence law violations.
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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Fueled by the tragic loss of a young girl's life, Minnesota now sets new standards when it comes to carbon monoxide safety while boating. Sophia’s Law requires marine carbon monoxide detectors and warning stickers to be on motorboats with specific features, while boating on Minnesota waters. The Minnesota law, passed last year, has been receiving national attention for its innovation and multi-agency craftsmanship.
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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
A drone launched over the Ohio River near the Dashields Dam in the hours after a body was spotted floating in the water was able to get close enough to see a distinctive tattoo that will be helpful when identifying the victim, police said. But authorities have not yet been able to locate the body since it went over the Pennsylvania dam. Authorities believe the body is a woman and has been in the water a considerable amount of time.
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WBAY-TV
One man says water safety education in schools could help stop what he calls a drowning epidemic in the Midwest. "I grew up swimming in Lake Michigan," said Dave Benjamin, executive director of Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project. "I was a strong swimmer." Benjamin never expected to be talking about water safety at the State of Lake Michigan Conference Wednesday afternoon, but a drowning accident in 2010 completely changed his life.
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By Rajib Bhattacharjee
 To those of us on the ever-shrinking thin blue line, the phrase, "Well, you're just a dumb cop," is one of the most common insults we hear. As a rookie officer, I easily felt frustrated and angry at this statement. However, after 11 years of service, I now smirk knowingly in response. With a smile and nod, I wish these folks a good day. That smile conceals the fact that law enforcement is unique due to its ability to challenge you physically, emotionally, spiritually and mentally.
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Occupational Health & Safety
The U.S. Coast Guard has commissioned the first of three 154-foot fast response cutters that will be patrolling Hawaiian waters and will be stationed at Base Honolulu by the spring of 2019, Chief Petty Officer Sara Muir said. USCG will be acquiring 58 FRCs to replace the 110-foot Island-class patrol boats; the new vessels will conduct missions that include search and rescue; fisheries enforcement; drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways, and coastal security; and national defense.
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Indiana Public Media
New technology is giving one Indiana county a better look at what's at the bottom of Lake Monroe, and it's helping law enforcement solve some cases. Brown County Emergency Management received an almost $10,000 grant from the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month. Part of that grant went to the purchase of sonar equipment. The grant also funded the purchase of water rescue vests, dry suits and throw bags.
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Public Radio East
The North Carolina Coastal Federation is seeking commercial watermen for their annual on-the-water Lost Fishing Gear Recovery Project. "It's important to remove this lost gear because it creates navigational hazards for general boaters, it creates hazards for other fishermen that get caught in this lost gear, and it also causes hazards to marine life that get trapped possibly inside crab pots such as finfish or blue crab," said Coastal Education Coordinator with the North Carolina Coastal Federation Sara Hallas.
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