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\nUnicorn Rescued From Shark Attack<\/p>\n
\nUnicorn Rescued From Shark Attack<\/p>\n
Posted here earlier, the crew of USCGC Kimball were enjoying swim call in the middle of the Pacific Ocean when an uninvited guest swam up to investigate. The intruder was spotted by the Shark Watch, Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist First Class Cintron, who opened fire on the Mako. He managed to distract the shark long enough for everyone to safely board their vessel. Including a large, inflatable Unicorn.<\/p>\n
ChipNASA sends.<\/p>\n
By Julia Bergman <\/strong><\/p>\n For the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Kimball, life at sea had become monotonous.<\/p>\n On patrol in the western Pacific Ocean looking for illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, crew members hadn\u2019t been off the ship in weeks. After finishing their operations for the day on Aug. 26, they finally had the opportunity for some down time, which meant swimming and unwinding with a giant inflatable unicorn in the open ocean.<\/p>\n Then a call came over the Kimball\u2019s radio: \u201cShark!”<\/p>\n A 6- to 8-foot shark, which the Coast Guard suspects was a Longfin mako or Pelagic thresher, was swimming toward a group of 30 to 40 crew members about 30 feet away from the boat.<\/p>\n Per protocol, Maritime Enforcement Specialist 1st Class Samuel Cintron was on duty as the armed shark watch during the swim call, and he opened fire into the water to direct the shark away from his shipmates.<\/p>\n \u201cThe shark would wave off with each burst but kept coming back toward our shipmates,\u201d a now widely shared post on the Kimball’s Facebook page says. The crew scattered. Some scrambled up a rope ladder at the rear of the ship and others climbed aboard a smaller boat that had been looking after the swimmers.<\/p>\n \u201cAll hands are safe and accounted for. We even saved the inflatable unicorn!\u201d the Kimball\u2019s Facebook post says. <\/p>\n Not only is the unicorn safe, it\u2019s found a new home \u2014 perched atop a glass case in the Coast Guard Museum at the Coast Guard Academy in New London.<\/p>\n For museum curator Jennifer Gaudio, the unicorn, which has been signed by the crew, is a visual representation of something military museums often don\u2019t do a good job of showing: the human side of military service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Considering the source, I first thought this was from The Duffel Blog, but no, it’s legit. Read the entire article here: The Day<\/a><\/p>\n Thanks, Chip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"