Air Patrols
Flotilla 11 has an active air program. In 2008, we performed 50 missions for both marine patrols and search and rescue.
From Alert 11
Summer on PatrolFlotilla 11's Boat Crew provided a safety presence for the Ski to Sea race and Bellingham's FIFA World Cup fan zone, and drilled man-overboard recovery.
- Personal Minimums: An Idea Worth Borrowing from Aviation
A proposal that boat crews borrow aviation's practice of personal minimums, writing an objective abort checklist in advance to back up GAR and the coxswain's judgment.
Auxiliary Escorts USCGC EagleDozens of Auxiliary boat crew members from Puget Sound flotillas, including Flotilla 11, escorted the USCGC Eagle into Seattle on July 9.
Boat Crew PatrolsFlotilla boat crews spent the summer verifying science buoy locations, running search patterns, supporting the WA360 race and joining the USCGC Eagle escort.
Sea to SkiManny Eusebio, Jeff Shaw and Moti Krauthamer crewed the flotilla’s safety patrol for the race, which went smoothly with no kayak leg rescues needed.
- 2024 Flotilla Hours
A summary by mission code of the 2,691 hours and 457 activity instances Flotilla 11 performed for the Coast Guard in 2024.