>>LAUREN VERNO: ON BOARD WITH THE COAST GUARD THIS WEEK THROUGH A SERIES OF REPORTS,
WE HAVE REVEALED SOME OF THE
HARDWARE PERFORMED BY THE
GUARD. EVERY SINGLE DAY. YEAH,
WE SEE HIM OUT AND ABOUT IN
JACKSONVILLE AND NOW WE’RE
GETTING A BEHIND THE SCENES
LOOK. SO THIS NEXT TASK.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: IS ONE YOU
PROBABLY DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE
MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD
EVEN DID. IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE
DIRTIEST ASSIGNMENTS THAT WE
HAVE GIVEN, RICHARD, WHICH I
KNOW YOU’RE A BIG FAN OF THE
DIRTY JOBS, LOVE THEM. DIRTY
KNOW MICRO. THAT’S FOR SURE.
BUT YOU KNOW WE HAVE THEM
OFTENTIMES IN OUR NEWS AND
WE’RE ALL, YOU KNOW, HAILING
HIM FOR SAVING LIVES ARE
FINDING PEOPLE THAT MAY BE
MISSING. YOU KNOW, THE RESCUE
SWIMMERS AND EVERYTHING.
>>RICHARD NUNN: I DON’T THINK
WE’VE EVER HAD A HEADLINE.
WE’RE THE TEAM ON THIS BOAT.
GETS THE SHINE THAT THEY NEED.
THERE’S A LOT OF SACRIFICES TO
THIS STORY. I WANT TO GET INTO
THAT LATER. THE COAST GUARD
MAINTAINS 50,000 AIDS TO
NAVIGATION. THAT INCLUDES
BEACONS BUOYS, EVEN LIGHT
HOUSES OVER HUNDREDS OF
THOUSANDS OF MILES OF WATER
AND OUR SHORELINE. WITH THAT
MAINTENANCE COME SOME DEEP
CLEANING.
>> ALL OF THAT GOING FOR
SCRAPING OFF. IT’S A MIXTURE
OF SEA LIFE THERE PARTICLES
OUT THE SEAWEED. I THINK I SAW
SHRIMP AND A SPONGE BOB AND
THE SMELL. HONESTLY, IT’S NOT
THAT BAD. IT KIND OF SMELLS
LIKE FRESH SEAFOOD. NEXT, THE
1200 POUND BOWIE IS LOADED
ONTO THE DECK. A LOT OF SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS TO KEEP THIS THING
IN PLACE. FIRST, THE CHAIN IS
HAMMERED INTO THE CHAIN. STOP
ARE THE MAIN PART OF THE MOVIE
IS SECURED AND EVEN MORE
SAFETY MECHANISMS ARE ADDED TO
HOLD THAT. BUT WE EVOLUTION OF
THAT UP TO WHERE EVERYTHING
CAN FAIL AND NOBODY GETS HURT.
>> THAT’S LIKE RIGHT NOW ALL
THE LIVE BALL LIKE THEY’RE ALL
IN THEIR CORNER. HAVE GOTTEN
>> EVERY CALL HE IS MAKING IS
TO FRAME OPERATOR. HE’S IN THE
PILOT HOUSE LIFTING THE
CHAIN’S SECTION BY SECTION.
AND ORIGINALLY THE BUOY
ITSELF. IN THE MEANTIME, THE
CAPTAIN AND THE REST OF THE
CREW FOCUSED ON KEEPING THE
BOAT IN PLACE. THIS IS DONE BY
GPS, KEEPING THE BOAT WITHIN
ABOUT A FOOT OF WHERE WE TOOK
THE OUT. PEOPLE USE THESE FOR
NAVIGATION SO IT NEEDS TO GO
BACK IN THE SAME SPOT. NOW I’M
JUST TRYING TO GET CLOSER.
>> THAT WAY WHEN THE THE BLUE
EAGLES BACK IN THE WATER.
WE’VE GOT TO TRY TO GET AS
CLOSE TO AS WE CAN ON TRYING
TO KEEP THE CHAIN AS STRAIGHT
AS FINALLY, THE 45 FEET OF CHE
MAKES IT ON BOARD. AND THE 400
POUND ANCHOR.
>> THE ANCHOR MIGHT LOOK
SMALL, BUT IT’S DESIGNED TO
HOLD 10 TIMES ITS OWN WEIGHT.
JUST AMAZED HIM IN AT 400
POUND ANCHOR HOLDS THIS WHOLE
THING.
>> LOOKS LIKE IT’S WHAT A TEAM
BY A NOW IT’S TIME TO TAKE A
CLOSER LOOK AT THE CHAIN AND
SEE HOW IT’S HOLDING SO WE
CHECK IT EVERY 2 FOR 30
SECONDS. AND YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING CAN WORK
>> THE BUOYS ARE SERVICED
EVERY 2 YEARS IN THE HARDWARE
IS TYPICALLY REPLACED EVERY 6
YEARS. THIS CAREER HELPS
MAINTAIN 908 FROM SOUTH OF
SAVANNAH. ALL THE WAY TO
VOLUSIA COUNTY. PRETTY
IMPRESSIVE. YOU KNOW, GONE BY
THESE GIVES BILLION TIMES
ALWAYS THOUGHT THERE WERE
METAL AT SOME SORT OF LIKE
ALMOST LIKE A FOAMY.
>> FIBERGLASS TYPE OF MATERIAL
ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE TO THE
STUFF THAT YOU SEE IN THE
WATER. I STILL WANT TO HIT
ONE.
>> IT’S KIND OF LIKE CATCH
RELEASE. IT’S TIME TO GET THIS
THING BACK IN THE WATER.
STARTING WITH THE OVER. YEAH,
WE LAID OUT PERFECTLY SO WANT
NOT AS IT FALLS BACK IN THE
WATER.
>> LAID OUT LIKE GOLD AND
JEWELRY STORE.
>> UNLOCK ALL OF THE SAFETY
FEATURES. AND HOIST THE BACK
INTO THE EXACTLY WHERE WE PICK
IT UP. THE ONLY THING TO DO
NOW UP OUR MESS AND HEAD TO
THE NEXT MOVE.
>>RICHARD NUNN: WITH ALL THE
SAFETY MECHANISMS IN PLACE FOR
THE BUOY COMES A LOT OF SAFETY
GEAR FOR THE CREW. ALSO, YOU
SAW THE HARD HATS AND GLOVES.
THE EYE PROTECTION WHICH
BRINGS ME BACK TO THOSE
SACRIFICES THAT WE TALKED
ABOUT EARLIER.
>> WE’RE IN ANOTHER PERSON’S
SHOES. ANOTHER PERSON’S
GLOVES. HE WANTS TO SWAP
UNDERWEAR.
>> YOU KNOW, IT’S RUINED A
GOOD, HARD HAT. AND SAFETY
GLASSES. AND BORROWED. LOVE.
AND BARR CHOOSE.
>>LAUREN VERNO: YOU CAN ALMOST
SEE YOUR NOSE WRINKLE LIKE,
JUST LIKE THAT. JUST LIKE I
HAD ON NON SKID, YOU KNOW,
BOAT STYLE SHOO-IN.
>> KNOTT’S BERRY, SIR.
ANYTHING OUT WHAT’S GOING ON?
A CRUISE? BUT I HAD SHOES ON
THIS WILL BE GOOD FOR THE YOU
CAN’T WEAR THOSE I’M GOING TO
HAVE TO GO GET A PAIR OF
BOOTS. AND SO I SAID, WELL,
LISTEN, IF I GOT TO BUY THE
BOAT, ALL THIS GIVEN BECAUSE
THERE’S SOMETHING THAT I WON’T
NEED FOR MY PERSONAL LIFE. SO
I WAS GOING BY AND HEY,
WHERE’S MY SIZE? AND A COUPLE
PEOPLE AREN’T, YOU KNOW, WHEN
I’M DONE, I’LL JUST GIVE YOU
MY BOOTS. AND THEN A GUY SAID.
YOU CAN WEAR MINE AND THEN I
LOOKED TO THE PRODUCER AND THE
PHOTOG, WHICH, BY THE WAY, DID
AN AMAZING JOB. AND THAT WAS
WHAT IT WAS LIKE. THAT WAS. I
REALLY DIDN’T WANT TO SPEND
THE MONEY MUCH ETA. SO IT’S
LIKE, OKAY, LET’S DO THIS. AND
WE WENT AND I THINK THAT SO WE
GOT THERE LIKE MAYBE 7 O’CLOCK
IN THE MORNING. 8 O’CLOCK. I
THINK THAT THIS GUY STARTED
HIS DAY SOMEWHERE AROUND 4
O’CLOCK IN THE MORNING. SO
THERE WAS ABOUT A HALF A DAY’S
WORK ALREADY INSIDE OF THESE
BOOTS WITH WOOL SOCKS AND THAT
COME UP, ARE THE SOX TO KNOW I
MY BUT YES, SO THAT WHOLE JUST
EARLY. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I GOT
I GOT COVERALLS OUT. ARE THEY
COVER SOME? BECAUSE IT
DOESN’T. IT’S NOT THE LONG
SLEEVE. IT’S THE SHORTEST WAY.
BUT I GOT A PAIR COVERALLS OUT
OF THE DEAL FOR.
>> WEARING SOMEBODY ELSE’S IT.
THANK YOU. I DON’T EVEN SAY
THE NAME JUST YET. I WANT TO
BECAUSE OF PEOPLE WERE TO
DON’T FORGET. YOU CAN WATCH
ALL OF THE ONBOARD ADVENTURES
ON OUR WEBSITE AT NEWS, 4 JAX
DOT COM. AND I HAVE TO TELL
YOU THAT IF YOU SEE SOME OF
THE CAMERAS LIKE MAN, HOW DID
THEY GET THIS VIEW? A 3.60,
CAMERA. SO WHEN YOU GO ONLINE,
YOU CAN USE YOUR MOUSE AND YOU
CAN TAKE THAT CAMERA WHEREVER
YOU WANT. YOU CAN GO BACK TO
THE STORY WITH THE RESCUE
SWIMMER IN FROM THE SWIMMER IS
PERSPECTIVE. YOU CAN SEE HIM
SEEING US ON THE BOAT AND THEN
TURNED THE CAMERA BACK AROUND
WITH THE MOUSE AND NOW YOU’RE
SEEING MY PERSPECTIVE AS THE
RESCUE SWIMMER WAS COMING OUT
OF THE HELICOPTER IT WAS
ABSOLUTELY AWESOME. AND ABOUT
ONE OF THOSE SCAMMERS. I IT IS
REALLY 3.60. THING IS THE
COOLEST THAT I MEAN. SO I I
SAY BY HAVING IN MY CART, I
JUST HAVE TO PULL OUT MY
CREDIT CARD FOR THE REST ARE
REALLY IMPRESSIVE. THOSE
CAMERAS AND I THINK HE’LL BE
MORE IMPRESSED WHEN YOU GET
IMMERSED INTO THE STORY BY
BEING ABLE TO DIRECT OR ON
VIEW. YEAH.
>>VIC MICOLUCCI: WE HAVE SO
MANY AMAZING COAST GUARD
MEMBERS RIGHT HERE IN OUR
AREA. OBVIOUSLY WITH ALL THE
LAKES. YEAH, THE RIVERS, THE
TRIBUTARIES AND OF COURSE THE
OCEAN. THERE’S A LOT OF WORK
TO BE DONE. AND NOW YOU’VE GOT
THAT SPECIAL BOND WITH ONE OF
THOSE COAST GUARD MEMBERS AND
LIFE AND LOVES AND BOOTS AT
ALL. ELLA BROTHERS. I JUST
WANT TO POINT OUT THAT YOU
HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE REASON
THAT THAT RICHARD IS WRIST IS
REACTING. THE WAY IS HE HE IS
A GERMAPHOBE. I’M NOT KIDDING.
YOU. HE LIKE.
>> DON’T EVEN NEED A BUFFETS.
OKAY. I HARRY AND WE LOVE HIM
FOR AND THAT’S WHY WHAT RATE