Bellingham, Wash. (June 6) -- A Coast Guard SAFEboat is moored at Coast Guard Station Bellingham. The 21-ft. secure all-around flotation -equipped boat features a rigid collar around it that provides additona More
Bellingham, Wash. (June 3) -- Coast Guard 41-ft. utility boat (UTB). These alumninum-hulled boats, built at Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., combine speed and manuverability to carry out a variety of missio More
Bellingham, Wash. - Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement boat crews simulate a vessel attempting to elude a Coast Guard boarding team in Bellingham Bay, near Lummi Island, Wash., Thursday, More
Bellingham, Wash. - Senior Chief Petty Officer James L. Herzog and Chief Warrant Officer Christopher A. Robinson conduct a personnel inspection during the Coast Guard Station Bellingham change-of-command ceremo More
Bellingham, Wash. - Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Christopher A. Robinson reads his orders as he assumes command of Coast Guard Station Bellingham at a ceremony held at the station, Friday, Aug. 12, 2011. R More
Bellingham, Wash. - Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Christopher A. Robinson(Left) relieves Senior Chief Petty Officer James L. Herzog(Right) of command of Coast Guard Station Bellingham in a ceremony held at More
SEATTLE - A dry-cargo barge is aground five miles southwest of Anacortes, Wash., in Rosario Strait, Oct. 10, 2011. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound Incident Management Division investigators and inspectors are on More
Bellingham, Wash. - Coast Guard Station Bellingham and Bellingham Police Department face off in a fast-paced basketball game on Mar. 23, 2012, that was part of the tournament named Battle of the Badges. The tou More
Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Bellingham, Washington, Sept. 27 2012.The Coast Guard has had "permanent" presence in the Bellingham area since 1947.U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class LaNola Stone.
Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Bellingham, Washington, Sept. 27 2012.The primary mission of Station Bellingham was initially search and rescue; however, the scope of their mission has expanded to Maritime Law More
Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Bellingham, Washington, Sept. 27 2012.Station Bellingham is the northern-most station in Coast Guard district thirteen. U.S. Coast Guard Photo Illustration by Petty Officer 2nd C More
Brian Kermer, constable of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, tells crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Bellingham some of the interesting cases they've had in the past, while showing them the different areas More
A joint boarding team comprised of U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel conducts safety checks on a sailing vessel in U.S. waters as part of the Shiprider program in Boundary Pass near W More
Crewmembers of Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., raise the National Ensign fro morning colors, Aug. 27, 2014. The raising of colors is a time honored tradition that takes place aboard ships and on military More
A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., speaks to a diver reportedly suffering from symptoms of decompression sickness aboard a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium near Patos Island, Eastsound, Wash., More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., assist Chiara D’Angelo, an activist, down from the anchor chain of Arctic Challenger in the Port of Bellingham, May 25, 2015. D’Angelo was taken back to More
A disabled personal watercraft is pictured secured to the back of a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., while en route to Fairhaven Marina Park, Jan. 16, 2016. The vessel op More
A Tow Boat U.S. crew stands by the Sailing Vessel Cutty Sark, which sits hard aground north of Shaw Island, Wash., June 12, 2016. Coast Guard crews removed 10 children and two adults from the grounded vessel wi More
A 27-foot crab boat sits disabled and adrift in the shoals of Bellingham Bay, December 31, 2016. A Coast Guard Station Bellingham rescue boat crew aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium responded to the incident More
A Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles crew aboard a MH 65-Dolphin helicopter prepares to hoist three mariners after their vessel ran aground near Boulder Island, Wash., Apr. 22, 2017. The three mariners, who w More
Boat crew members aboard a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Bellingham rescue seven children and three adults from a raft taking on water in the vicinity of Point Francis in Bellingham Bay, More
A 32-foot cabin cruiser sits at a dock near Anacortes, Wash., after a Coast Guard boarding team discovered a distributable amount of prescription pills, amphetamines and cash on the recreational vessel during a More
An aviation survival technician, from Air Station Port Angeles, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jordan Harlacher, a machinery technician from Station Bellingham, assists with medical care given to a 70-year-old wom More
Members of Coast Guard Station Bellingham and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police discuss the plan of the day while moored up at Friday Harbor on the San Juan Islands, Wash., June 13, 2013. Both agencies particip More
A joint boarding team, comprised of U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel, disembarks a sailing vessel in U.S. waters after conducting a joint boarding as part of the Shiprider program in More
An MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., lowers a rescue basket to a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium crew from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., near Patos Island, More
Crew members from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., assist Chiara D’Angelo, an activist, down from the anchor chain of Arctic Challenger in the Port of Bellingham, May 25, 2015. The Coast Guard crew respon More
An aviation survival technician, from Air Station Port Angeles, and Petty Officers 3rd Class Jordan Harlacher and Matthew Boyd, both 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boat crewmembers from Station Bellingham tend to More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Poul Angstadt, a boatswain's mate at Station Bellingham, and Malkeet Seehra, a constable for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, swap sea stories on the fan tail of the RCMP patrol boat, More
A joint boarding team comprised of U.S. Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Mounted Police personnel conducts safety checks on a recreational vessel in Canadian waters as part of the Shiprider program in Boundary Pa More
A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Bellingham, Wash., prepares an injured diver to be hoisted from the deck of a 45-foot Response Boat — Medium into a Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., MH-65 Dolphin More
Members of Coast Guard Station Bellingham an the Royal Canadian Mounted Police participate in a shiprider operation that will allows members of each agency certain jurisdictions, under the opposing agencies gui More
Crewmembers from Station Bellingham tie the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol boat to their rescue boat as they prepare to show each other their areas of responsibility in both Canadian and American waters, More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Dewey, a maritime enforcement specialist from Station Bellingham, Wash., watches as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol boat follows the Coast Guard's 45-foot rescue boat as b More
Cpl. Tyrone Willushaw, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Peter Dewey, a maritime enforcement specialist from Station Bellingham, Wash., discuss the various missions thei More
Crewmembers from Station Bellingham ride along on the Royal Canadian Mounted Police patrol boat as it passes from American into Canadian waters, June 13, 2013. The Coast Guard and RCMP spent the day familiarizi More