Posted: 10/15/2010 2:44:41 PM EDT
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Somehow it sucks worse to read about this stuff in the news instead of finding out at work.
One of our guys drowned in a training mishap Wednesday and was recovered yesterday. They are equipped with two CO2 powered PFDs and a custom version of the MAR-CIRAS, but somehow that didn't help. Lin was boarding a buoy tender via a ladder about 9:15 p.m. on the James River Wednesday as part of an exercise with the cutter Frank Drew when he fell into the water between the Monitor- Merrimac Memorial and Hampton Roads bridge-tunnels. He was wearing 60 pounds of gear, including body armor. Link RIP, brother. 
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Never good to hear. I'm sorry for your loss. Thanks. I should clarify, I was at the parent command. I didn't know him personally, but having fought many battles to outfit, train, and protect these guys they're all "mine". As is the case in every service, sometimes things only get fixed when people die. |
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Educate me. That seems like an insufficient amount of flotation gear for a kit that heavy. Is that normal, or was it unusual for the situation. Our command actually had a pool day and tested this out. One of the people who jumped in wearing a 60 pound plate carrier actually had one of his PFDs fail (which is pretty rare) and it was still enough to get 60 pounds up to the surface pretty quickly. |
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I'm so sorry to hear about your friend.
When I was in the Army Reserve back in the mid 90's, we had a SFC Vietnam vet die while we were on AT. It was an odd set of circumstances that led to his death that is too complex to repeat here with out hijacking your thread. Needless to say, no family is expecting THAT phone call even though they know some of our training is dangerous. Prayers sent brother. MJ |
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yup very sad......I was in when the USCGC Blackthorn was sunk, and also the Cutter from RTC Yorktown.........I can't remember the name of that one............this type of thing is felt through out the CG......RIP Coastie!!
ETA USCGC Cuyahoga..had to look it up |
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Somehow it sucks worse to read about this stuff in the news instead of finding out at work. Sorry to hear about the loss of one of your guys. 
I understand how it is to hear on the news about the death of a co-worker. One of our training aircraft crashed last year, pilot and student died. I came back from my flight to find 2 news vans in our parking lot. Nobody would say anything, so I looking on the news, and found out a friend had just died. 
Horrible way to find out. |
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Educate me. That seems like an insufficient amount of flotation gear for a kit that heavy. Is that normal, or was it unusual for the situation. Our command actually had a pool day and tested this out. One of the people who jumped in wearing a 60 pound plate carrier actually had one of his PFDs fail (which is pretty rare) and it was still enough to get 60 pounds up to the surface pretty quickly. damn. i was gonna ask about the weight of the gear as well. sorry dude.
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Roger that. I was just telling my father about SSG Lacerda, a Ranger, combat veteran, CIB recipient and RASP Instructor who suddenly dropped dead one morning this past May while doing PT. Very sad. We lose great men like these yet we have cities filled with shitbag oxygen thieves.
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