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 News from Around Banderas Bay | January 2008 
Active Sailors Scrape Los Mangos Library
 Peter Gray - PVNN
| | Los Mangos Library Chairperson, Maria Jose Zorrilla, presents CGC Active Captain, Cdr. Sean Burke, with a letter of thanks. | 
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On the morning of Thursday, January 25th, sixteen crew members from the CGC Active, led by the ship's captain, Cdr. Sean Burke, descended on the Los Mangos library with scrapers and pressure hoses to prepare the building for a fresh coat of paint.
Having set up that effort, our local Navy League now has high hopes that another U.S. ship will arrive in the near future, to finish the job.
Just as importantly, the CGC Active unloaded a quantity of medical supplies, including wheel-chairs. These will be allocated to appropriate local institutions by Dr. Peter Gordon.
The shipping of donated medical supplies, which are generally waiting for shipment in a warehouse in San Diego, is one of the main priorities (and logistical challenges) which the Puerto Vallarta Navy League undertakes, in coordination with the U.S. Naval base in San Diego.
The CGC Active called in at Puerto Vallarta last September. We were very glad to see it return again - this time bearing the medical supplies and a great band of volunteers ready to go to work.
The Active well-deserves its nick-name of "Lil' Tough Guy." The ship has been awarded many commendations for major drug-interdictions and for its work on the Prince William Sound oil-spill, caused by the ill-fated Exxon Valdez.
Its home port is Port Angeles, Washington. This ship is the seventh U.S. cutter to bear the name Active. Historically, not much has changed, because whereas the earliest cutters dealt with pirates - now it is narco-traffickers!
One of the ship's volunteers told me this was her first experience working on a Comrel project. She was enjoying it thoroughly and also looking forward to a similar experience waiting for her in Cartagena, Colombia.
Bill Clark later hosted a lunch for the volunteers at El Moro restaurant in Colonia Paraiso. The Puerto Vallarta Navy League is always glad to have the opportunity to entertain these volunteers and to show them a sample of what our city has to offer.
Should this account trigger your interest in learning more about the Navy League, visitors are always welcome at the monthly meetings, held in the Marriott Hotel at 11 am on the first Tuesday of every month. |
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