Photo release: Coast Guard Cutter delivers Department of Homeland Security special agents and disaster relief supplies to St. Croix

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/29/2017 12:40 PM EDT

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Photo release: Coast Guard Cutter delivers Department of Homeland Security special agents and disaster relief supplies to St. Croix

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A Coast Guard 26-foot cutter small boat crew scouts suitable locations for the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser to dock at Lime Tree Bay, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Sept. 28, 2017. Part of Surface Asset Group Alpha, Griesser is a fast response cutter that has been ferrying emergency managers and relief supplies including water, food, plywood and pet food between San Juan and the USVI since Hurricane Irma. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Zach Zubricki.) Department of Homeland Security await word from Coast Guard Lt. Luke A. Walsh, commanding officer of the Cutter Winslow W. Griesser, on if any piers in Lime Tree Bay, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, are safe to offload relief supplies Sept. 28, 2017. The 154-foot cutter is one of 13 cutters which are deployed throughout the USVI and Puerto Rico to help bring relief to the American citizens of these U.S. Territories in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Zach Zubricki.)
Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser crew members scan piers in Lime Tree Bay with Department of Homeland Security special agents in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on Sept. 28, 2017. These highly-trained DHS special agents will provide security and deliver relief supplies to citizens of the USVI in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Zach Zubricki.) Department of Homeland Security special agents arrive in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser to deliver relief supplies and provide security to this U.S. Territory on Sept. 29, 2017. The Coast Guard is working around the clock in unison with DHS, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Virgin Island Emergency Managers, and local volunteers to help bring the storm ravaged area back to its feet. (Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Zach Zubricki.)

MIAMI — Department of Homeland Security special agents arrived in Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands on Friday aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser to deliver relief supplies and provide security to the U.S. Territory.


The agents arrived on the 154-foot cutter after leaving San Juan yesterday with bottled water, electrical cords, cots and a tent.  These supplies will be used for those who need assistance on the island, which was affected by Hurricanes Irma and Maria.


The cutter can sustain 28-knots at full throttle and has three officers and 20 enlisted personnel.


The Coast Guard is working around the clock in unison with DHS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Virgin Island Emergency Managers, and local volunteers to help bring the storm ravaged area back to its feet.

(US. Coast Guard photos by Senior Chief Petty Officer Zach Zubricki.)

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