DATE: March 17, 2009 11:42:47 PST
Lights, camera ...

Action!

We've been doing a lot of filming here in the Pacific Northwest lately. Our office has been deployed on the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle (click here to see the teaser podcast) we filmed aboard the Washington State Ferry System and recently finished filming a public service announcement to remind the public to be safe during this year'sBoatswain's Mate First Class Kathie Robillard supervises work aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle during a storm June 23. The crew and cadets of the Eagle sailed into Victoria, B.C., June 25 to take part in the Parade of Sails event June 26-29. Seafair festivities.

Coast Guard Cutter EagleThe cutter Eagle has been traveling up and down the U.S. Pacific Coast visiting various ports. Starting in San Diego, Petty Officer Tara Molle embedded with the ship as the crew made their way to Astoria, Ore. There she switched out with Petty Officer Shawn Eggert for the Astoria to Vancouver, British Columbia, run and then down Puget Sound to Tacoma, Wash. The Eagle made a brief stop in Seattle where we were able to film the opening and closing as well as some interviews for a special Eagle podcast (teaser). In Tacoma, Petty Officer Kelly Parker jumped on and Eggert jumped off. Parker is on his way to San Francisco right now, Eagle arrives there this week, where he will switch out with Petty Officer Jetta Disco, from Public Affairs Detachment . We'll be putting together a full podcast featuring stories and interviews from the Eagle trip as soon as Parker returns.

What do a Coast Guard Admiral, some top cops and leaders of local safety agencies have to do with a pirate? Well if you've seen our latest Public Service Announcement you'd know the answer to that question. The PSA features Rear Adm. John Currier, one of the Seafair Pirates and the head of Seafair with the heads to the regional law enforcement and safety agencies to bring a collective message of safety on and off the water during this year's Seafair festival. If you look closely you'll see the Coast Guard's newest boat in the background the 45-foot response boat medium.

 

Finally we bring you the next podcast from the Coast Guard in the PCoast Guard Cutter Eagle arrives in Seattleacific Northwest. This time we've done things a little differently. We have some long and short stories and one video essay (by yours truly). The video essay doesn't feature a host but has the person I interviewed telling the story. This podcast is our longest clocking in at just under 15 minutes. We filmed the opening and closing as well as one story on the Washington State Ferry System (thanks once again to them for hosting us aboard the Ferry Tacoma). The Washington State Ferry System is the largest ferry system in the nation, a major transportation hub and tourist attraction in this area.

The podcast also looks back and checks in with the students of Adna Elementary School in Chehalis, Wash., (where helicopters brought people who were rescued during the flooding and storms in December 2007) and shows the lasting impression left by our rescue crews on the students.

Then we take a video essay look at the Columbia River Maritime Museum in Astoria, Ore. Jerry Ostermiller, the museum president (and a Coast Guard Auxiliary member) took the better part of a Friday afternoon to meet with me and show me the wonderful collection at the museum. The video essay just shows you a taste of what the museum offers.

Once again, thanks for watching. We're working on making the podcasts available via i-tunes and other podcast feeds (we are still working out our understanding of RSS feeds and XML documents, when we aren't busy doing other work.) We're always looking for story ideas.  

Posted by Chief Petty Officer Paul Roszkowski, Assistant Public Affairs Officer, Thirteenth Coast Guard District

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