MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Coast Guard search and rescue small boat team staging in Smithfield, N.C.

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/13/2018 10:57 AM EDT

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News Release  

Sept. 13, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Florence Response
Contact: Hurricane Response Media Operations Centers
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North Carolina: (252) 515-0895
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MEDIA AVAILABILITY - Coast Guard search and rescue small boat team staging in Smithfield, N.C.

 

WHO: Coast Guard search and rescue small boat teams

WHAT: Media availability for interviews and footage gathering

WHERE: Smithfield Best Western 

                  145 S. Equity Dr.  

                  Smithfield, N.C. 27577


WHEN: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Sept. 13, 2018.


GOLDSBORO, N.C. - Media are invited to meet with Coast Guard flood punt team crews Thursday as they stage for surface-based search and rescue efforts throughout North Carolina.

Coast Guard members will discuss staging and preparation for the storms as Hurricane Florence progresses through the North Carolina region.

*Media availability may change depending on storm conditions.*

 

 

 

-USCG-