Operations

Three members completed their check ride with USCG Station Bellingham

Three members completed their check ride with USCG Station Bellingham
Fall 2023 awards to Flotilla 11 members, including a Sustained Superior Performance award for Lyle Schrag, membership awards, and a Northwest District Century Award for Peter Border.
The flotilla completed 23 of 38 PATONs and all five bridges in 2023, and Pam Chelgren-Koterba taught electronic navigation sessions; NOAA is retiring its paper raster charts.
Several Flotilla 11 members joined local Coast Guard units at their picnic at Larrabee State Park on August 16, 2023.
Gary Farrow staffed a boating safety information booth at the Drayton Harbor Days event in Blaine on August 5, 2023.
Three Coast Guard Auxiliary members from Flotilla 11 attended Bellingham SeaFeast, the free maritime celebration on the shores of Squalicum Harbor.
LTJG Katya Armbrecht, commanding officer of CGC Terrapin, spoke at the October 2023 Flotilla meeting.
Kevin Coulombe was elected 2024 Division 1 Commander and Rich Martinson Vice Commander; the Division change of watch was held virtually on December 3.
Coast Guard Station Bellingham hosts a water safety event for children: the closing photo of Alert 11, the Flotilla 11 newsletter, November 2023.