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Crew from Cape Discovery receives Canadian Coast Guard Distinction Award

Sharbot Lake's Jason Johnson, a Commanding Officer with the Canadian Coast Guard, and his crew were honoured last week for their work in the aftermath of a tornado that hit the Ontario town of Goderich in August. Johnson and three colleagues from the search-and-rescue vessel Cape Discovery received the Canadian Coast Guard Distinction Award for rescuing a stranded boater on Lake Huron. The Coast Guard vessel had been knocked out of service when high winds brought power lines down on it, breaking the front port window and one antenna and ripping off a safety railing. Despite being pelted with golf ball-sized hail, the crew worked to clear away glass and shingles from their Zodiac boat, allowing two crew members to reach a six-metre boat that was caught in a heavy squall and taking on water between Goderich and Point Clark, 35 km north of the city. More at http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3385021