Media Availability: Coast Guard to commission Hawaii's first Sentinel-class cutter in Honolulu

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/30/2017 05:28 PM EDT

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News Release  

Oct. 30, 2017
U.S. Coast Guard 14th District
Hawaii and the Pacific
Contact: 14th District Public Affairs
Office: (808) 535-3230
After Hours: (808) 341-9849

Media Availability: Coast Guard to commission Hawaii's first Sentinel-class cutter

HONOLULU — Media are invited to attend the commissioning of the Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry (WPC 1124), Hawaii's first Sentinel-class cutter, Tuesday.
The Oliver Berry is the first of the three Honolulu-based Fast Response Cutters that will primarily serve the main Hawaiian Islands. All three should be in place by the spring of 2019. These cutters, with their improved effectiveness in search and rescue, will make the waters around the main Hawaiian Islands a much safer place for recreational boaters and users of the waterways. They greatly improve our on water presence with each providing over 7,500 operational hours, a 40 percent increase over the existing 110-foot patrol boats.
The cutters are designed to patrol coastal regions and feature advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment, including the ability to launch and recover standardized small boats from the stern. 
WHO: Vice Adm. Fred M. Midgette, commander, Coast Guard Pacific Area, will preside over the ceremony.
WHAT: Will be commissioning Hawaii's first Sentinel-class cutter.
WHEN: Tuesday, Oct. 31 at 10 a.m. Media should arrive at Coast Guard Base Honolulu no later than 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Coast Guard Base Honolulu, 400 Sand Island Parkway, Honolulu, HI 96819. Media will be met at the front gate and be escorted.
Please RSVP to Coast Guard 14th District External Affairs at 808-341-9849 by 3 p.m., Monday.

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