The Coast Guard will be hosting an open house and canned food drive at Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco May 19th from 9:00 to 3:00.
Take a tour of The Station, The National Motor Lifeboat School, The Motor Lifeboats and Homeland Security Response boat.
See a Coast Guard Helicopter and a Motor Lifeboat in action during a live Search and Rescue demonstration.
Coast Guard Helicopter available for public viewing.
Discuss possible career opportunities with a Coast Guard Recruiter.
See the Resources of your local Search and Rescue agencies:
- Local Fire Departments
- Local Police Departments
- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
- And many others!
See the basics of maritime damage control in the “Wet Trainer”
Set up a Vessel examination with the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
The event is free and helps support the Ilwaco St Vincent De Paul food bank.
The event is free and helps support the Ilwaco St Vincent De Paul food bank.
THANK GOD FOR THE COAST GUARD!!!!!
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We would like to thank the U.S. Coast Guard Cape Disappointment for such a great event. All of the Coast Guard personnel were wonderful and very accommodating. It is not often that the public has access to see these fine people, and see them in their environment. They are doing a great job.
We would also like to thank the Columbia River Bar Pilots for displaying the Pilot Boat – COLUMBIA. Their crew was very informative and a joy to talk to. Most impressive!
An absolutely super event. The base personnel were a pleasure to meet and most helpful. The helicopter rescue demonstration was up close and personal. Allowing the kids to go on the boats was wonderful. It was a joy to see their faces. The event could not have been better.
What could have been better was the advanced publicity. Neither the Chinook Observer nor the Coast Weekend nor the Daily Astorian provided enough information to do the event justice. And the Seattle Times did have a brief mention at the end of their weekend feature but they said a Discovery Pass would be required to park. That was incorrect.
When I left at 2:30 the staff at the gate said 575 folks had attended. An excellent turnout for an under publicized function. Well done and please do it again next year.