Coast Guard assesses vessels impacted by Hurricane Irma in Dinner Key near Miami

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/05/2017 03:05 PM EDT

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MIAMI — Coast Guard members and officers with the Miami Police Marine Patrol assess vessels displaced by Hurricane Irma in Dinner Key, Florida, near Miami, Oct. 4, 2017. Hundreds of vessels have been damaged or sunken by the force of Hurricane Irma. The Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission are heading up response efforts with a strong focus on the environmental impact presented by marine wreckage.

 Chief Petty Officer Mark Fisher places an Assessment Sticker on a vessel displaced by Hurricane Irma in Miami, Oct. 4, 2017. Boaters are urged to exercise extreme caution in ports and waterways affected by Hurricane Irma, as navigational hazards have been created by the storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.
 Coast Guard members and officers with the Miami Police Marine Patrol assess vessels displaced by Hurricane Irma in Miami, Oct. 4, 2017. Boaters are urged to exercise extreme caution in ports and waterways affected by Hurricane Irma, as navigational hazards have been created by the storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.
 A vessel displaced by Hurricane Irma is located and assigned an Assessment Sticker in the area of Dinner Key, near Miami, Oct. 4, 2017. Boaters are urged to exercise extreme caution in ports and waterways affected by Hurricane Irma, as navigational hazards have been created by the storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.
 Coast Guard members and officers with the Miami Police Marine Patrol assess vessels displaced by Hurricane Irma in the area of Dinner Key near Miami, Oct. 4, 2017. Boaters are urged to exercise extreme caution in ports and waterways affected by Hurricane Irma, as navigational hazards have been created by the storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.
 Chief Petty Officer Mark Fisher places an Assessment Sticker on a vessel displaced by Hurricane Irma in the area of Dinner Key, near Miami, Oct. 4, 2017. Boaters are urged to exercise extreme caution in ports and waterways affected by Hurricane Irma, as navigational hazards have been created by the storm. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.