Officer Down

Petty Officer Shaun Lin

United States Coast Guard Office of Law Enforcement
End of Watch: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 3 years


Petty Officer Shaun Lin died during a training exercise in the James River, near Newport News, Virginia.


He was attempting to transfer from a 25-foot small boat to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew when he fell from a ladder into the water near the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge Tunnel.


His body was recovered the following evening after an intensive search by Coast Guard and local police and rescue dive teams.


Petty Officer Lin had served with the United States Coast Guard for three years and was assigned to MSST New York.

Rest in Peace Bro…We’ll Continue The Watch

Day is done, gone the sun,
From the lake, from the hills,
From the sky.
All is well, safely rest,
God is nigh.