Capt. Joe Raymond, commander of Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound in Seattle, pins the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award medal to Grace Meeks during a ceremony, where both her and her father Sean received the award, at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 24, 2015.
They were able to recover three people out of the water, and assist five others, after coming across a capsized vessel near Bainbridge Island in August 2014.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
Sean and Grace Meeks look over their Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award, which they just received during a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 24, 2015.
The award is the second-highest public service award given by the Coast Guard to civilians, which the Meeks received in recognition of their courage while aiding in a rescue in August 2014.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
A Coast Guard Station Seattle boatcrew and members of the Meek family stand for a group photo, after Sean Meek and his daughter Grace received the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award in a ceremony at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 24, 2015.
Sean and Grace came across passengers of a capsized vessel while they were fishing near Bainbridge Island in August 2014, the Meeks called for help and provided assistance until the station boatcrew arrived on scene.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
Petty Officer 1st Class Quinten Allen (left), a boatswain’s mate with Station Seattle, answers media questions, while standing with fellow boatcrew members Petty Officer 2nd Class Franklin Castro and Seaman Cayley Miller, after an award ceremony at Base Seattle, July 24, 2015.
They were the boatcrew members who responded to a mayday call from Sean Meek, who, along with his daughter Grace, received the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award for their involvement in a rescue in August 2014.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
Lt. Mark Leahey, executive officer of Coast Guard Station Seattle, explains about the stations various boats and missions to Sean and Grace Meek, as well as the rest of the visiting Meek family, prior to a ride on the station’s 45-foot Response Boat-Medium, July 24, 2015.
Both the boat and boatcrew were the same ones that responded to the rescue Sean and Grace received the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award for.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
Petty Officer 1st Class Quinten Allen, a boatswain’s mate with Station Seattle, assists Grace Meek with a life jacket prior to getting underway from Base Seattle, July 24, 2015.
Grace, and her father Sean, were awarded for their efforts in rescuing seven adults, a child and a dog from a vessel that capsized near Bainbridge Island in August 2014.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
Click here for information about the award ceremony.Click here for the original rescue release.