PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Elm restores buoys in San Juan and St. Thomas after Hurricane Maria

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The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm restores aids to navigation buoys in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 27, 2017. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm restores aids to navigation buoys in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 27, 2017.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm restores aids to navigation buoys in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 27, 2017. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm restores aids to navigation buoys in San Juan, Puerto Rico, September 27, 2017.

PHOTO RELEASE: Coast Guard Cutter Elm restores Buoys in San Juan and St. Thomas after Hurricane Maria

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The Crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm is currently restoring aids to navigation buoys throughout waterways near San Juan and St. Thomas after Hurricane Maria. 

The Elm, a 225-foot buoy tender homeported in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, has assisted in restoring 72 percent of critical aids to navigation after Maria. 

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Official U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Maria Response News

Official U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Maria video and imagery

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