Episode 52: John Gagnon - BMCM (Ret.) - Surfman - Officer in Charge

They Had to Go Out

English - January 21, 2020 01:40 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 204 ratings
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Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate John Gagnon (Ret.) talks the search for a fisherman who fell overboard in monstrous surf off the Oregon coast, how towing and searching are performed in the surf by motor lifeboat crews, and the most impactful lessons learned from his years in command of Coast Guard stations.

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