Salmon Boat Rescue at Dunes Beach 7.9.2017

May 11, 2017 by Michelle

The Salmon Boat Rescue Video

Salmon Boat Rescue at Dunes Beach in Half Moon Bay, Sunday 7.9.2017. Thanks to California State Lifeguard, Jeff Wadkins, for the narration of the rescue video. See lifeguards Coel Miller and Grayson Capers on their first boat rescue where they successfully rescue 2 salmon fishermen, whose engine just stopped working. Thanks to Harbor Patrol for the assist.

California State Life Guards’ Junior Lifeguards (website link)

If you think what the California State Lifeguards do is pretty compelling, support them with donations. These HMB kids compete with decades of Santa Cruz Guard culture. These Half Moon Bay kids could always use new race boards to keep them competitive. Any donation would be appreciated.

Maybe you also sign up your kids? The young men who rescued the boat saved two lives and a fishing vessel worth 10’s of 1,000s of dollars. They took 10 years to train. The Junior Guards program gives every guard knowledge of the ocean, their bodies and their minds.

The Half Moon Bay Lifeguard Crew

Jeff loves his crew. He wants to make sure everyone gets some credit. Everyone in the Half Moon Bay crew is trained to successfully rescue boats from beaches, and people from the water. I think you might be surprised how many local men and women are protecting our beaches. When you see them, be sure to say Hi! and Thanks!

Jeff Wadkins and his partner, Dan Perry
Grayson Capers
North Cossman
Malcolm Feix
Nate Feix
Tanner Islander
Kelby Kramer
Peter Lundgard
Coel Miller
Hunter Murison
Evie Ono
Zac Pringle
Jason Stark

And Jeff says don’t forget to say thanks to the State Park Rangers when you see them. They work hard and have a lot of pride for what they do, even when funding goes up and down at the whim of politicians.

Related

The average Coastsider may not be aware of the many emergency preparation resources available to us! Here’s a list of many of those resources.

KHMB AM 1710 and FM 100.9

KHMB Radio AM 1710 and FM 100.9 is our local Emergency Radio Station. You would still want to tune in to KCBS for Bay Area wide emergency news. Make sure you have a radio!
Go to: KHMB or KHMBRadio.com to tune in.

CEC – Coastside Emergency Corp

From Waddell Creek to Devil’s Slide and up to Skyline are 4 Branches of emergency prepared coastside citizens that are forming. They include many emergency disciplines.
Go to: CEC Portal

CERT Teams – Community Emergency Response Team

Trainings are offered a couple of times per year up and down the coast CERT volunteers are forming Neighborhood Watches to help their neighbors get prepared.
Go to: FEMA page on CERT

CEAP

Charise McHugh of the Half Moon bay Chamber of Commerce has worked for several years to organize businesses on the coastside in an emergency via the Coastside Emergency Action Plan). If you are a business and have not already participated, please contact the Chamber. In an emergency we need to know where our resources are and how to deploy materiel, and how to get refunded by FEMA.
Go to: HMB Chamber Page on CEAP

SMC Alert

It is a free alert system that will come to your cell phone, your tablet or computer, or all three. There is no charge, although your carrier may charge for texts. This is the best way to stay on top of traffic accidents.
Go to: SMCAlert.info to sign up

MRC – Medical Reserve Corps

Doctors and nurses work together to become the backbone of an emergency medical situation. Coastside Emergency Experts will tell you that the Coastside will be on its own in a major earthquake disaster for 5-7 days. And we no longer have a Medical Reserve Corps on the Coastside! Contact mdragony@coastsidebuzz.com if you are interested in creating a new chapter.

HAM Radio

ARES—Amateur Radio Emergency Service—of Half Moon Bay
Go to: their website

Red Cross

We have several Red Cross trailers on the Coast. Take a Red Cross class so you can help in one the shelters during a disaster.
Go to: Sign up for a class or Contact Local Red Cross volunteer Jim Holley

NextDoor

Have you signed up with Next Door? Next Door is a great social media tool that will help you stay up to date with what is going on in your neighborhood and other neighborhoods on the Coast.
Go to: NextDoor.com to sign up.

Michelle Dragony, founder of CoastsideBUZZ.com, is also a civilian CERT trainer working with Dave Cosgrave, Cal Fire Battalion Chief of Half Moon Bay, and Ari Delay, Cal Fire Battalion Chief of La Honda. Email here at mdragony@coastsidebuzz.com if you have any questions.