Air National Guard

2005

August 29, 2005

Panel Votes to Close Otis Air Station; Attorney General Pledges Court Fight

Ian Fein
Air National Guard

Ending months of speculation, a federal advisory commission voted unanimously Friday to close the Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod, a move that could jeopardize future emergency evacuations and air-sea rescues on and around the Vineyard.

State officials and congressional delegates, who lobbied heavily to keep the base open, now are vowing to fight the federal recommendations and base closure by all legal means.

"This was obviously a very disturbing development," Mark Forest, an aide to Cong. William Delahunt, said yesterday.

August 11, 2005

Emergency Evacuations in Line for a Direct Hit with Otis Closure Plan

James Kinsella
Gosnold
Air National Guard

Thea Ruckhaus, 13, stepped onto the deck of the Arabella, tucked her violin under her chin, and began to play The African Reel.

In that moment, as the notes drifted across Cuttyhunk harbor, the world of cell phones and e-mail and computers drifted away, the centuries evaporated, and the Arabella's passengers were on a sailing vessel visiting a small island, cheered by a melody.

1991

November 1, 1991

Coast Guard Launches Air Rescues At Sea During Height of Storm

Rachel Orr
The Perfect Storm
Hurricanes and Storms
U.S. Coast Guard
Air National Guard
Five fishermen were stranded on Nomans Land for more than five hours Wednesday, waiting for the U.S. Coast Guard to rescue them.
 
The fishing crew were aboard the Michelle Lane, laden with fish and bound for New Bedford when it ran aground at 1:10 a.m. off the south side of Nomans.
 
The crew contacted the Coast Guard about their predicament. At 9:56 a.m. the fishermen abandoned ship and sought refuge on Nomans.
 
The stranded men were Brandon Chase, Thomas Albee, Mike Train-ham, Mark Wrigley and Mike Mont­gerzero.

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