About Flotilla 36
About Flotilla 36
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Flotilla Commander |
2008 Elected Officers |
Vice Flotilla Commander |
We are located on the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay and provide support for several different units of the Coast Guard.
Mobile Bay, Alabama is home to the Port of Mobile (Alabama State Docks) the 11th largest export port in the US. With the world's largest forest products terminal, the Port of Mobile ranks first nationally for wood pulp exports and second for forest products. There are several ship yards located at the head of Mobile that work on a range of vessels including military vessels. Our members have been assisting Marine Safety Office Mobile with many of the tasks surrounding the activities in the port.
Mobile Bay is connected to the Gulf of Mexico, several rivers, the Mobile Delta, and several bayous. Most boaters that make the North-South migration along the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway make a stop in one of the many Mobile Bay marinas. It is not uncommon for Flotilla 36 members to assist boaters that have come down the waterway from Chicago that are not familiar with the waters in this area (depths can vary from 47 feet in the main channel to 4 inches in some areas that have silted in). Boaters in our area can enjoy both fresh water and salt water fishing. Each with their own set of boating safety concerns (and their own fishing license). There is also a large fleet of commercial fishing vessels that include shrimp, crab, and oyster boats.
Mobile Bay is also the site of the annual Dauphin Island Regatta which is the largest single day sailing event in the United States. It was at the mouth of Mobile Bay where Union Admiral David G. Farragut commanded his ships to storm past mines and cannon fire from Confederate forts with his famous charge, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" Every year, this famous naval battle and the land battles that followed are reenacted.
We meet every second Tuesday at the Alabama Delta Resource Center (Five Rivers) off the Causeway at 7:00PM . If you are interested in attending one of our meetings or joining the Flotilla 36 please send an email to Doug Wells at dwells6460@netscape.net .
Awards
2008 Silver Oar
February 2007 - Flotilla 36 members receive the Presidential Unit Commendation for Hurricane Katrina support -
Giving Back - December 2006 and 2007 - Toys collected at our Christmas Party were donated to Ecumenical Ministries for distribution to Baldwin County's neediest children.