Shaun Michael Lin

United States Coast Guard — Washington, DC

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch October 13, 2010

Age 23

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Also Remembered Department 23

Incident

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 the Coast Guard, 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.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Petty Officer Lin gave the United States Coast Guard 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department United States Coast Guard

Type Federal Agency

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity uscg.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 13, 2010

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 23

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Shaun Michael Lin served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Petty Officer Shaun Michael Lin is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,787 officers honored here.

In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At United States Coast Guard, 20 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 83.3% of this agency's fallen.

United States Coast Guard

of 24 officers

83.3% Accident

DC — Statewide

453

of 1,418 officers

31.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,787 officers

0% Accident