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"The marine safety and security survey further builds upon the U.S. Coast Guard's efforts to improve communications with the maritime public by ensuring we understand the needs of our customers and other stakeholders," said Rear Adm. James Watson, director of prevention policy for the Coast Guard. "Having our organization properly aligned with the end users of our services is central to improving the Coast Guard's delivery of service to the marine industry."
This survey is anonymous, but does offer the option for users to request a follow up contact from the agency. Participants in the survey are asked about the Coast Guard’s professionalism, customer support, and perceptions of maritime safety.
Access the survey online by visiting the maritime survey link.
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U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen delivered the State of the Coast Guard address on March 4, 2009. Admiral Allen highlighted the goals and priorities seen for the public safety agency for the coming year. The Coast Guard is involved in national security, recreational boating, port state control, and search and rescue.
A video can be viewed at the Coast Guard webpage.
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FirstBoat is an independent online recreational boating site based in Hartford, Connecticut. Recently the organization released a list of the most popular boat names seen by the site in conjunction with the experiences recorded by the Boat Name Blog. Clever names are prevalent among recreational boaters. Choices often come from puns, boating lifestyle choices, and popular culture.
FirstBoat Top Ten Most Popular Boat Names for 2008:
- Happy Ours
- Carpe Diem
- Aqua - Holic
- State of Mind
- Anchor Management
- The Office
- Feelin' Nauti
- Yes Dear
- Sundance
- Serenity Now
The Boat Name Blog offers boaters a forum on their choices for names and is another way to dream up a name. BoatU.S. also publishes a top boat name list, with the most current list available is for 2007. It is interesting to see a couple of names shared between the lists, Carpe Diem and Aquaholic
BoatU.S. Top Ten Most Popular Boat Names for 2007
- Black Pearl
- Liberty
- Second Wind
- Amazing Grace
- Aquaholic
- Knot On-Call
- Second Chance
- Wanderlust
- The Dog House
- Carpe Diem or Seas the Day
It is always fun to walk the docks and boat watch. There is seemingly no end to the originally of boaters and the names they choose for their boats.