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USCG Firebush (WLB-393) Updated 11-04-09 In Memory of our family of Coasties
Hello, this is "Chard", I'm sponsoring and will be adding images to the page www.USCGFirebush.com. I do not want to have the old girl memories die because she was a floating museum on the seas. So many stories on the "Bush"I spent 4.5 years on the old Firebush and met so many good people and hope to meet new ones that served on the old “Bush”. I also served on the USCGC Hedge, USCGC Wash, USCGC Heyer and USCGC Winslow. All 95 and 82 foot Patrol Boats and never could get back to the old black boat to live the life of working buoys and also working SAR duty. I also worked as a Police Sgt. for 12 years and retired from a foot pursuit accident involving a felony suspect. I have a bunch of images shot on 110 prints and new digital images when the Bush turned into the “The Cat" over 40 years later ...Read decommissioning details below. I NEED MORE PICS please email digitals or scans to brian@carorama.com so I can do this posting at one time.
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"MY First Work Boat" The journey is over for the USCGC Firebush 393 and its new life begins in Nigeria as the NSS NWAMBA A 503. A Nigerian shipmate said the meaning of the word NWAMBA means "CAT". The NWAMBA left San Pedro on July 25, 2003 at 1010 hours and the trip apparently was going to take forty-two days. Straight steaming without working a buoy or chasing a NOAA Weather buoy seemed a little strange. Images below show the old girl leaving San Pedro California with her new grey paint job displaying her new number A-503 and a wood plaque name of "NWAMBA" I can still tell it is the Bush with the mooring dents from Dutch Harbor and her Kodiak Alaska Berth. Prior to
the Firebush leaving Kodiak, I have been collecting photographs old
and new and working on the webpage. I will be updating the webpage from
month to month with information that I have collected. If you have more
images please use the upload center below to send your images. Please
e-mail all text stories to
Or snail mail images to 1301 Kronas Circle Waxhaw, North Carolina 28173 Thanks to everyone who has participated with giving information. Thanks "Chard" 06-17-03 Page Start Date. |
