UPDATE 2: Coast Guard North Carolina Hurricane Florence Response

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/15/2018 11:14 AM EDT

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News Release  

Sept. 15, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Florence Response
Contact: Hurricane Response Media Operations Centers
Hampton Roads/Elizabeth City: (757) 295-8435
North Carolina: (252) 515-0895
USCGHurricaneFlorence@gmail.com

South Carolina: (305) 318-1864
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UPDATE 2: Coast Guard North Carolina Hurricane Florence Response

GOLDSBORO, N.C. - The Coast Guard has accelerated response operations in the northeast portion of North Carolina, Saturday.

  • The Coast Guard has rescued five people in North Carolina since Hurricane Florence began.
  • The Coast Guard conducted an air assessment of impacted areas in North Carolina this morning at first light.
  • Currently there are 104 Coast Guard members in the incident command post on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro.
  • There are 35 shallow-water rescue boat teams deployed to North Carolina.
  • The Coast Guard is currently conducting air operations based out of Elizabeth City.

"Weather conditions are allowing us to accelerate operations in the northeast portion of the state," said Capt. Bion Stewart, leader of the Coast Guard's response to Hurricane Florence in North Carolina. "We continue to assess conditions in the central and southeast portion of the state to identify opportunities to safely increase operations in those areas as well."

 

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