Coast Guard partners are neighborhood watch on ocean
Quick ReadIn a post-9/11 world the Coast Guard is asked to do more with less.
Photo credit: KEVIN P. COUGHLIN | Auxiliarant Joe Gangai, left, of the Long Island Power Squadron of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary, points out sea traffic to Auxiliarant Erin Mondello during a Homeland Security mission on Moriches Bay. (Aug. 30, 2010)
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary keeps local waters safe
Vincent Pica started his day on the water by docking his 25-foot powerboat at a South Fork marina and asking the owner whether he had seen anyone suspicious lurking around the waterfront.
In Oyster Bay, Larry Weiss steered his 33-foot cabin cruiser out into the harbor, where he and his crew checked buoys against the navigation charts.
In a post-9/11 world where the Coast Guard is asked...
