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No more than a dozen such evacuations are now allowed in any given year, and few are on the horizon, in spite of an increasingly active commercial launch schedule.

On September 22, Birdon completed work on the 12th Motor Lifeboat (MLB) and delivered it to the U.S. Coast Guard. This is…

A massive search operation in August led to the rescue of young fisherman Charles Gregory far offshore. On Thursday he reunited with his rescuers.

A massive search operation led to the rescue of young fisherman Charlie Gregory miles offshore. On Thursday, he reunited with his rescuers.

A nearly two-day ordeal finally ended Saturday for a man lost at sea and treading water, 12 miles off the Florida coast. A Coast Guard plane spotted him and a cutter pulled him from the water.

Charlie Gregory’s story has been making headlines across the country after he was found Saturday morning clinging to his small boat 12 miles offshore.

The search for a missing boater came to a dramatic end when the U.S. Coast Guard found him drifting 12 miles off St. Augustine, Fla. — in a boat that was largely underwater, officials say.

“A rogue wave hit the boat and knocked it over.”

Last month, Birdon delivered the ninth and tenth boats for its 47’ Motor Lifeboat (MLB) Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) with the U.S.

For the first time in four years, the surf club qualified for nationals in Dana Point, California. And for the first time in nearly a decade, the team took first place overall in a December NSSA competition.