Update - USCG Healy And Renda Near Nome - Deadliest Catch

They are getting close. This article says this is the first time ever they have attempted to supply fuel to and Arctic Alaskan Settlement through sea ice.

It also explains their plans on how to get the fuel on land once they get there and why flying the fuel in wasn't a good option.

Coast Guard Deploys Crews St. Paul Island, Bering Sea - Deadliest Catch

How can you not love these guys? The US Coast Guard is getting ready. Just in case!

Coast Guard forward deploys crews to St. Paul Island, Bering Sea


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USCG Healy Escorting Russian Tanker To Nome Alaska

The USCG to the rescue again!  The USCG cutter Healy which is an ice breaker is escorting the Russian Tanker Renda to Nome. The Renda is carrying 1.3 million gallons of fuel. They are cutting through what sounds like some serious ice.

I hope they get there soon for the sake of the people in Nome.

Dutch Harbor Leaves Bald Eagles, Seabirds Too Frozen to Fly - Deadliest Catch

As some of you may have seen. Alaska is having a really nasty winter. Here is an article about how the weather in Dutch Harbor is affecting the birds in the area. Very sad. 

Dutch Harbor Tempest Leaves Bald Eagles, Seabirds Too Frozen to Fly | Alaska Dispatch


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How To Get Time Bandit Vodka and Liquors

As many of you are aware the Time Bandit Captains have come out with a line of liquors. Vodka, Dark Rum and Bloody Mary Mix.

My signed bottles of  Vodka and Bloody Mary Mix 

I'm still waiting to get my hands on the Rum.

Elliott Neese - Deadliest Catch - Cited Possession Undersized Crab

As some of you Deadliest Catch Fans may already know. I am not an Elliott Neese fan.

I've been watching the ships on the Marine Traffic and knew the Ramblin' Rose was still fishing or at least pulling in and out of port at Dutch Harbor throughout December.  I figured they were having a really bad season, maybe fishing for Blue King Crab or both. Most of the other crews have been home quite some time now.

Keifer Sutherland Has A New Show On Fox - Touch

Keifer Sutherland has a new show coming out called "Touch". I just found this trailer for it. It looks like it will be pretty good. Danny Glover is also in the show.

Keifer plays a single father with a mute 11 year old genius son who communicates to him with numbers. Danny Glover it looks like is the teacher who teaches them to communicate. The boy appears to be somewhat psychic and warns his dad about things that are about to happen or have happened.

Homeland Season 1 Episode 8

We  finally meet Thomas Walker who is dressed as a homeless man living in the streets trying to get money from passing cars on the street in front of Capitol Hill.

A car with diplomat plates DKV203 pulls up and gives him a wad of money in a money clip. He unrolls the money and there is a message written in Sharpie that says Wicker Ave Storage. The money clip has 1019 on it.

David Estes is questioning Lucas (Thomas Walkers son) if the man he saw was his father. He told his mom he saw his father at school. She didn't believe him. Now Carrie has told her he is alive and they believe brainwashed. The only reason the wife believes he has changed is because he is alive and hasn't called her.

A Very NASCAR Thanksgiving

Here's a great story about Thanksgiving Dinner with our NASCAR boys. Some folks at Yahoo had fun writing this!

Join your favorite drivers for a very NASCAR Thanksgiving - From the Marbles - NASCAR Blog - Yahoo! Sports:


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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

I hope you enjoy your dinner, football, the parade or whatever you decide to do with the day.

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