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Eleventh Coast Guard District |
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August 6, 2009 Seaman Kevin Metcalf Public Affairs (510) 437-3322 (510) 772-8865 |
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Coast Guard to hold West Coast aids-to-navigation olympics |
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NOTE: ASSIGNMENT EDITORS- The aids-to-navigation "olympics" is a very visual event involving Coast Guard crew members competing to show off their skills in the grueling, heavy duty work associated with maintaining aids to navigation and maritime safety. WHO: Coast Guard crew from the cutters: Aspen, homeported San Francisco; Fir, homeported Astoria, Ore.; Kukui, homeported Honolulu; George Cobb, homeported Long Beach, Calif.; Bluebell, homeported Portland, Ore; Henry Blake, homeported Everett, Wa.; and 9 ATON teams along the West Coast WHAT: In conjunction with regional training and professional development, ship crews and ATON teams will compete to test their seamanship and buoy-deck operating skills, events including: precision-crane operating obstacle course, survival-suit swim relay, chain-pulling race, tug-o-war, and a shackle "heat-and-beat" race. Media is invited to photograph/videotape events, interview participants and subject matter experts. WHEN: August 13, 2009, 11:45 a.m.-4 p.m. WHERE: Coast Guard Island, Alameda, Calif. Interested media should contact District Eleven Public Affairs by Wednesday, 4 p.m. at (510) 437-3322 or (510) 772-8865. Media is required to have a valid form of identification and proof of auto insurance to gain access to the base.
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