Bodin Gallery Boarded — by the Australian Coast Guard!

 

After the Easter Parade and Egg Hunt, I had a visit from Craig Longmuir, Acting Chief of the Rescue Coordination Centre, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, Emergency Response Division (equivalent to our US Coast Guard). He’s here on official business to observe and learn from how we handle maritime rescues. He visited USCG Boston, and is headed next to New London, CT. One interesting issue he’s working on is how to rescue four to six thousand people from a cruise ship in distress (like the recent Carnival Cruise ship disaster in the Gulf of Mexico). But Craig came to Gloucester for enjoyment, and really liked our city and the clam chowder at the Gloucester House. Originally from Scotland, he’s very friendly, and will hopefully send interesting material from “CG Australia” for us to see. He’s taking one of my 1924 photos of Good Harbor Beach home, plus the sticka’, and is now on our gallery e-vite list. Ya’ just never know what’s gonna’ happen here! His employer is www.amsa.gov.au. Their patrol area encompasses 10% of this planet’s oceans.