Century Club: Billy Hannigan

Sunday, October 20, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Can't hide money
  • Make me a beach clown
  • We don't like jackets
  • We'll get you back before dinner

Unfortunately jacket weather is upon us, boo! At the end of the shift I had to go down to North Carolina into the Currituck Sound to rescue a boater in distress. I'm a hero!

Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • New VBFD fire boat
  • Gotta take a pic every time. Inaee this beauty
  • Fat bottom girls make the world go round.....
  • Whenat the Annapolis show, stop by and say hi to Terry aboard this beauty.

Pleasant day on patrol despite the clouds and the NE winds.   Solved some crime and got to see some great boats.     Had a new member of the unit onboard for some underway training.

Saturday, September 28, 2024
Number of days:
1 day

Absolutely gorgeous fall day on the Southern Bay.    Tons of boats on the water enjoying the mild temps and favorable winds.   Even got some fishing in.

Monday, September 23, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Not a great image due to sea state
  • VBFD
  • VBEMS
  • Kinda like Haulover inlet in these seas

Another day in 6'+ seas searching for the 2 missing victims.   While running patterns, we all had jump into action to rescue another drowning victim who ignored the red flags and soon found out that the North Atlantic Ocean can be very dangerous.   After getting her back to shore, we all resumed our patterns.    We had no luck, but the 2 victims did wash ashore later this night.

Sunday, September 22, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Rough seas
  • Almost a submarine
  • Caught a tree
  • Needs to be pressure washed
  • Hopefully king tides will be past when sailboat show happens
  • Could have done without this at the end of the day.

Very rough day on the water looking for two missing swimmers from the oceanfront.    Hopefully we can find them and bring closure to the family.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Build me a tunnel clown!
  • Off they go!
  • It's much more better if you do that in the water

Waited to exchange boats mid journey with teammates completing the Tortuga Nav exercise.     Very rough day with NE winds.    Handed off 146 for 40 in the lee of the first island.

Friday, September 13, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Can't hide money

Amphibious assault.    Served search warrant on the water.    Delivered SWAT via water for the ultimate surprise.

Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Birds feasting on a large school of baitfish
  • Cape Charles Light
  • The Narrows

Looks like the future was only a day away.   Conditions were perfect to complete training evolution Glaucus.     Transiting the breakers across the sandbar at Fisherman's Island was a little nerve-wracking, but once inside, it s smooth sailing.

Monday, September 9, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • Approaching the high rise
  • Just a dock in the middle of nowhere
  • A plantation is really just a farm, but it does roll off the tongue little sweeter
  • Just two houses sitting on an island connected by a bridge
  • Cape Charles Lighthouse
  • It's all these guys out in the bay completing an ASA course
  • Fish are running
  • You can't park there. Please learn where there is and is not water. Public safety can not pull you off a grounding.

Looks like we've made it.    Went up the inside passage of Virginia's Eastern Shore.    It really is beautiful up inside the barrier islands.   Planning on a return trip at high tide in the future.

Sunday, September 8, 2024
Number of days:
1 day
  • The soul of a sailor
  • Cruising the Eastern Branch
  • The other woman
  • This guy gave zero f$#@s and sailed all around the Little Creek Harbor

Where did these temperatures come from.   Hope this isn't a harbinger for a wicked winter. 

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