Media Availability: Coast Guard members to demonstrate life-saving skills, offer tips for navigating Oregon Inlet

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/28/2018 09:24 AM EDT

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Media Availability  

March 28, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic
Contact: 5th District Public Affairs
Office: (757) 398-6272
After Hours: (757) 434-7712
5th District online newsroom

Coast Guard members to demonstrate life-saving skills, offer tips for navigating Oregon Inlet

Two Coast Guard 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crews from Station Oregon Inlet in Nags Head, North Carolina, conduct surf drills in the vicinity of the Oregon Inlet bar Sept. 26, 2017. The boat crews practiced surf maneuvers in the sea conditions created by the offshore passing of Hurricane Maria. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki and Station Oregon Inlet/Released)

Editors' Note: Click on image to view video and download high resolution version.

WHO: Coast Guard members from Station Oregon Inlet, Coast Guard Auxiliary members from Flotilla 16-07

WHAT: Coast Guard members will offer emergency equipment demonstrations, a boat ride, and interviews on preparation for boating season and the hazards of Oregon Inlet.

WHEN: Friday, March 30, 10 a.m.

WHERE: Station Oregon Inlet, 114 W. Woodhill Drive, Nags Head, NC 27959

NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Media are invited to view demonstrations and interview Coast Guard members at Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet, March 30.

The event is scheduled to be held near the station’s pier at 10 a.m.

Station Oregon Inlet crewmen will demonstrate how to use various pieces of safety equipment, including flares and smoke signals. 

The crew will then take interested media members on a boat ride through Oregon Inlet to demonstrate safe navigational practices and convey the dynamic nature of the bar.

Coast Guard members will discuss precautions mariners should take when preparing for summertime boating, as well as the hazards inherent in crossing the Oregon Inlet bar and how to mitigate them. 

Auxiliary members will also offer information about vessel safety inspections and boating safety classes.

Media interested in attending should contact Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki at 757-434-7712 or by e-mailing Corinne.L.Zilnicki@uscg.mil to RSVP for the event.

Click here for a recent article on Station Oregon Inlet’s search and rescue missions.

 

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