Operating as law enforcement on the water, the Bermuda Coast Guard’s Commanding Officer says they patrol the waters about 1,200 times a year
Safety at sea has been a headline this week, after three men had to be rescued off Bermuda’s eastern coast when their yacht was stranded.
Their distress call was received by local Maritime Operations and relayed to the US Coast Guard. The USCG sent an aircraft to the scene, and the sailors were eventually rescued by the carrier ship Genco Bourgogne to be transported to Baltimore in the US.
Closer to home, Bermuda’s own Coast Guard has been in operation for nearly six years.
The team recently opened up their headquarters to the public.
Commanding Officer, Major Jeff Patterson, says it’s a very active unit, particularly in the summer, averaging about two search and rescues every week:
The latest group of Royal Bermuda Regiment volunteers will start their training at Recruit Camp Alpha on Sunday.
Corporal J.D. Symonds and Private Sofia Card spoke to us about the benefits of volunteering, citing camaraderie as a factor that’s keeping people in the RBR longer than conscription once did.
