I've taken my fair share of sh!t kickings in my career, but nothing like what a 47 { named after it's vessel length } takes on a daily basis. 47's are US Coast Guard rescue vessels designed to take on the most volatile seas. They can turn turtle and right themselves { most of the time } .... The nastiest seas I've seen was crossing the bar on the Columbia river where an outbound river meeting an inbound tide can make a seaman a mountain climber ..... And 47's are out there doing what they are designed to do . { I'm pretty sure that is where the video shown was taken }
But I would never have considered rough weather as a cause of brain damage . And according to the research done by a woman who lost her husband it is a very real hazard of the job .....
Post Script ..... I passed the article on to a retired Canadian Coast Guard Captain I know . Though he was well aware of health hazards in the SAR profession . He felt the article brings it out into the open . He passed it on to some of his USCG and CCG friends for further action.... I know some of the tactics he has used in the past. One is to bring an item of concern to the attention of the Transport Canada opposition critic ensuring a hard question will be asked in Parliament ..... It doesn't mean something will be done about it . But it does mean the ruling party knows the public is aware that there is a problem .....
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/....1lA.cB9s.OPgUNo65CvJE&smid=nytcore-ios-share
But I would never have considered rough weather as a cause of brain damage . And according to the research done by a woman who lost her husband it is a very real hazard of the job .....
Post Script ..... I passed the article on to a retired Canadian Coast Guard Captain I know . Though he was well aware of health hazards in the SAR profession . He felt the article brings it out into the open . He passed it on to some of his USCG and CCG friends for further action.... I know some of the tactics he has used in the past. One is to bring an item of concern to the attention of the Transport Canada opposition critic ensuring a hard question will be asked in Parliament ..... It doesn't mean something will be done about it . But it does mean the ruling party knows the public is aware that there is a problem .....
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/....1lA.cB9s.OPgUNo65CvJE&smid=nytcore-ios-share
