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MV Coho part of drill

Published 1:30 am Thursday, December 1, 2022

By Keith Thorpe

KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS U.S. Coast Guard and law enforcement chase boats follow the ferry MV Coho during an armed passenger drill on Tuesday near the mouth of Port Angeles Harbor.
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KEITH THORPE/PENINSULA DAILY NEWS U.S. Coast Guard and law enforcement chase boats follow the ferry MV Coho during an armed passenger drill on Tuesday near the mouth of Port Angeles Harbor.
U.S. Coast Guard and law enforcement chase boats follow the ferry MV Coho during an armed passenger drill on Tuesday near the mouth of Port Angeles Harbor. (Keith Thorpe/Peninsula Daily News)

Two 45-foot response boats and a 29-foot response boat from U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles, plus local law enforcement, performed “touch and go” exercises early Tuesday afternoon during an armed passenger drill on the MV Coho passenger ferry.

Participating agencies were the Clallam County Sheriff’s Office, Clallam County Emergency Operations Center (EOC), PenCom, Port Angeles Police Department, Sequim Police Department, U.S. Coast Guard, Washington State Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement, Elwha Police Dept. and U.S. Border Patrol.

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