Will the Coast Guard Be a Victim or Come to the Rescue?

It is pretty rare that I can read an article in the popular press and not find something to poke a hole in it about. Now, I'm not a mariner or a helicopter pilot; however, I do understand the hazard and the location of assets being discussed in the article. Which I think is well written and reflects the challenges of location, location, location.

Check out this Politico article, A Disaster the Size of Multiple Katrinas Is Building Off Washington’s Coast

I think the accuracy comes from the writer being more involved with the topic through the years.

When the site was selected and facilities constructed there was no understanding of the hazards coming from a Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake