MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host oil spill exercise in Westerly, Rhode Island

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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to host oil spill exercise in Westerly, Rhode Island

 

BOSTON — Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England is scheduled to host a full-scale oil spill exercise Wednesday in Westerly, Rhode Island.

More than 20 federal, state, and local agencies will come together to coordinate a simulated response to a potential major oil spill affecting the Rhode Island coastline. Media are invited.

WHO: Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England and multiple local, state, and federal agencies

WHAT: Full scale oil spill exercise

WHERE: 23 Friendship Street, Westerly, RI

WHEN: May 30-31, 2018

Interested media should contact Joseph Diener at 401-435-2327 or Nathan Mendes at 508-951-2800.

 

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