Before this the classic Coast Guard movie was Onionhead with Andy Griffith. There was an old 1930s serial involving a Coastie and his adventures, countless cameos in various T. V. series and the boarding of a 210' cutter by Pirates who wiped out the crew after a heroic fight demanded by the then P.R. office. I think the pirates were played by Navy recruits one day out of bootcamp myself. <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />