Coast Guard relief efforts underway in Ponce, Puerto Rico

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/28/2017 01:09 PM EDT

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U.S. Coast Guard 
MIAMI 
Office: 305-415-6683
786-367-7649

U.S. Coast Guard 
PUERTO RICO
Office: 787-729-2381
787-510-7923

Press inquiries: MariaUSCGD7@gmail.com
786-254-6316

 

Coast Guard relief efforts underway in Ponce, Puerto Rico

A human chain made up of Coast Guard, local, state and federal officials work together to offload food delivered by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Venturous at a marina near Ponce, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017. Running low on supplies and humanitarian aid items, crew from CGC Venturous compiled food from their personal stashes to donate in Ponce, PR, September 26th, 2017.
Marine Science Technicians from Coast Guard Sector San Juan and Coast Guard Resident Inspection Office inspect the Pro Caribe Facility, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Heriberto Hernandez, a Fast Response Cutter homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico, deliver food near the port of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017 in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

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PONCE, PUERTO RICO— The Coast Guard continues to work with local agencies to provide relief after the destruction of Hurricane Maria.

The Coast Guard, through the transfer of supplies such as food and water and the inspection of port facilities, has been actively involved in the Hurricane Maria relief effort.

-USCG-

IMPORTANT LINKS

Official U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Maria Response News

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

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