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U.S. Coast Guard
Photo Release
PHOTOS AVAILABLE: Coast Guard crews gear up for Fourth of July holiday
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guardsmen aboard a 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Boston patrol Boston Harbor, Friday, July 1, 2011, to ensure boaters remain safe. The Coast Guard and other law enforcement officials are stepping up their patrols for the Fourth of July weekend. Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guardsmen aboard a 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Boston, pull up to a recreational vessel in Boston Harbor, Friday, July 1, 2011, to ensure they have proper safety gear on the boat. The Coast Guard and other law enforcement officials will be on the water all weekend checking boats for proper safety gear and making sure the operator isn’t driving the vessel under the influence of drugs or alcohol in an effort to keep boaters safe during the Fourth of July holiday. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a Coast Guardsman from the Maritime Safety and Security Team New Orleans checks out a weapon from the armory before heading out to escort of a liquefied natural gas ship into Boston, Thursday, June 30, 2011. Coast Guard crews from MSST New Orleans, New York and Station Boston are stepping up security in the harbor for the busy Fourth of July weekend. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guardsmen from the Maritime Safety and Security Team New Orleans prepare for an escort of a liquefied natural gas ship into Boston,Thursday, June 30, 2011. Coast Guard crews from MSST New Orleans, New York and Station Boston are stepping up security in the harbor for the busy Fourth of July weekend. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, a member of Maritime Safety and Security Team New York watches passengers disembark a ferry during a boarding, Friday, July 1, 2011. The team boarded the ferry to ensure public transportation on the water is safe during the busy Fourth of July weekend. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Mitchell. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Damien Gudden-Renzi, a Coast Guard Sector Boston boarding team member, talks with ferry passengers during a boarding near Boston, Friday, July 1, 2011. The boarding, where Sector Boston and Maritime Safety and Security Team New York Coast Guardsmen greeted passengers and answered their questions; performed sweeps with radiation detectors; and showed increased Coast Guard presence during the Fourth of July weekend, was part of a security measure to ensure public transportation on the water was safe during the holiday. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Mitchell. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Fireman Jenifer Ballard, an Aids to Navigation Team Boston crewman, shoves a yellow safety buoy into the Charles River in Boston while Seaman Evan Renert, also from ANT Boston, deploys a weight to keep it in place, Friday, July 1, 2011. The buoys mark the restricted area around the fireworks barge for the Fourth of July. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell. |
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| In this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard, Seaman Evan Renert, an Aids to Navigation Team Boston crewman, watches a safety buoy land in the water after he shoved in the sinker that will keep it in place on the Charles River in Boston, Friday, July 1, 2011. The yellow safety markers let boaters see where the safety zone is for the Fourth of July fireworks barge. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Connie Terrell. |
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