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The United States Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal sits docked in Corona del Mar in
Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol
boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County
Register/SCNG)
By Erika I. Ritchie | eritchie@scng.com | Orange County Register
PUBLISHED: April 1, 2022 at 8:47 a.m. | UPDATED: April 1, 2022 at 8:48 a.m.

The Narwhal, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter that patrols the Orange County coastline
and works with first responders, will drop anchor in Dana Point Harbor on
Saturday, April 2.

The ship is the only active Coast Guard unit in Orange County and usually is
kept at the Coast Guard’s facility on Bayside Drive in Newport Harbor. It is one
of seven cutters that operate in the Coast Guard’s Southern California fleet,
and the public will have the opportunity to get aboard, meet the crew and learn
about the life and service of the Coast Guard.

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The United States Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal sits docked in Corona del Mar in
Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol
boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County
Register/SCNG)

U.S. Coast Guard MK2 Thomas Kenny in the engine room of the USCGC Narwhal in
Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is
an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange
County Register/SCNG)

The United States Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal sits docked in Corona del Mar in
Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol
boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County
Register/SCNG)

The bell on the USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on
Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12
seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March
30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by
Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Seaman’s hats inside the USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA,
on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of
12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Markers on the side of the USCGC Narwhal signify the ships drug busts in Corona
del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an
87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange
County Register/SCNG)

A painting of the USCGC Narwhal inside the ship in Corona del Mar in Newport
Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with
a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The bridge of the USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on
Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12
seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The United States Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal sits docked in Corona del Mar in
Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol
boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County
Register/SCNG)

U.S. Coast Guard MK2 Thomas Kenny in the engine room of the USCGC Narwhal in
Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is
an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange
County Register/SCNG)

The United States Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal sits docked in Corona del Mar in
Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol
boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County
Register/SCNG)

The bell on the USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on
Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12
seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March
30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by
Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Seaman’s hats inside the USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA,
on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of
12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Markers on the side of the USCGC Narwhal signify the ships drug busts in Corona
del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an
87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange
County Register/SCNG)

A painting of the USCGC Narwhal inside the ship in Corona del Mar in Newport
Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with
a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The bridge of the USCGC Narwhal in Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on
Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12
seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

The United States Coast Guard Cutter Narwhal sits docked in Corona del Mar in
Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is an 87-foot patrol
boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County
Register/SCNG)

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U.S. Coast Guard MK2 Thomas Kenny in the engine room of the USCGC Narwhal in
Corona del Mar in Newport Beach, CA, on Wednesday, March 30, 2022. The ship is
an 87-foot patrol boat with a crew of 12 seamen. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange
County Register/SCNG)

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The Narwhal’s mission is to secure the country’s maritime borders, but its crew
also participate in search and rescue, enforcing immigration laws, overseeing
local fisheries and responding to oil spills. In recent months, it has
frequently served along the maritime border south of San Diego.

“It’s not often a warship comes into Dana Point Harbor,” said Garry Nelson,
flotilla commander for the volunteer Dana Point U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
“They won’t have guns displayed, but it is a warship.”



The Dana Point group is the largest of seven flotillas in Orange County; there
are three of the auxiliary groups in Newport Beach, one in Huntington Beach, one
in Seal Beach and one in north Orange County.  There are 226 members in
flotillas countywide.

Some of the more fun things to check out onboard the ship, Nelson said, will be
its bridge, from where the vessel is operated, the galley where food is cooked,
the area where the 12-man crew sleeps and its engine room.

At 87 feet, the Narwhal is among the smaller Coast Guard ships. Some are as long
as 420 feet. It is out to sea for several days during a typical mission.

The visit to the Ocean Institute dock was coordinated by the Dana Point
flotilla. Members of this flotilla participate in a number of functions
including daytime and nighttime patrols.

Patrols are done four days a month and include activities such as keeping an eye
on boaters, assisting those in need and looking for hazards along the shoreline
from San Mateo Point to the northern point of Newport Beach. Another fun thing
this flotilla does is escort and create a perimeter around the tall ships
engaged in canon battles during the annual Tall Ships Festival at the Ocean
Institute.



Flotilla members include experienced boaters, former Coast Guard veterans and
newbies who want to learn more about the Coast Guard and about boating.

Recent data indicates the number of boating accidents has risen by almost 50% in
the past two years, with the most common being people driving them are “not
looking up,” Nelson said. “They’re not paying attention to boats around them or
to the shoreline.”

Nelson said that with summer coming, he expects the number of incidents to rise.
Part of the rise is because of the pandemic, more people have taken to
activities outside and boating has become more popular. But some boaters aren’t
as familiar with the rules of navigation as they should be, Nelson said.

“We’re out there looking for any hazards to navigation,” said Nelson, who joined
the auxiliary in 2014. “We’re looking for boating safety issues or boaters that
may be taking on water and don’t know it. We assist anyone who needs it.”

Auxiliary members also train with the active-duty “Coasties.”

That training also comes in handy for the Coast Guard, said Lt. j.g. Dustin
Smith, commanding officer of the Narwhal.

Among some of the capabilities of the Narwhal is towing vessels. While its crew
could practice with other Coast Guard boats, the flotilla vessels “look like the
boats we find,” Smith said. “It gives us a unique opportunity to practice and
train with what we might pull up on.”

And some of Nelson’s crew have culinary backgrounds and have taught Smith’s food
specialists how to make new meals for the crew.

The most important point, though, is the boater outreach that the auxiliary
does.

“Their ability to provide non-legally punitive inspections gives boaters a
greater understand of how to be safe at sea,” Smith said. “And to inform them
what they need to comply with federal law. They’re really good at getting that
out to the public.”


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The Coast Guard Auxiliary, established in 1939, includes 26,000 men and women
nationwide, serving in 825 local units.

The local flotilla has two boats in Dana Point Harbor: Easy Does It and Raider.
Both are private boats but become federal vessels when called to go under Coast
Guard orders. Members of the auxiliary wear the same uniforms worn by Coast
Guard service members.

“We are a force multiplier for the regular Coast Guard,” Nelson said.

The Dana Point flotilla has 56 members and is always looking for more. Meetings
are held at 8:30 a.m. on the fourth Saturday of every month at the Dana Point
Yacht Club. Members do not need prior boating experience.

 


TOUR THE NARWHAL

When: 10:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 2

Where: Ocean Institute dock, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point

Cost: Free





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Erika Ritchie reports on South Orange County coastal communities, military
issues and Camp Pendleton for the OC Register. She explores everything from
coastal access, environmental issues and marine life to city government, animal
welfare and quality of life. She’s won many awards including first place in news
(2016) by the Orange County Press Club for her coverage of record numbers of
whale entanglements off the California coast. Erika’s covered military change of
command and seen military affairs firsthand from the sea aboard a battleship,
air from a MV-22 Osprey, and land including Pendleton’s International war games
and San Clemente Island’s ordnance ranges. Journalism allows Erika’s penchant
for telling human stories of conflict, struggle and joy. Her monthly Everyday
Hero feature does just that, highlighting achievements of some of Orange
County’s most dedicated volunteers and non-profit leaders. Since joining the
Register in 2001, she’s at times covered every city in South Orange County
delving into development, housing, transportation, county government and social
issues. She’s often written about Saddleback Church and Pastor Rick Warren’s
emerging national and global roles. Erika’s passionate about animals and outdoor
adventure. She runs, stand-up paddles and skis - both alpine and x-country. She
frequents Mammoth Lakes and Mountain for hiking, biking & skiing and for her
dogs to frolic in the snow and lakes. She grew up bilingual in German and
conversational in French.
eritchie@scng.com


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