Coast Guard Cutter Diligence brings relief supplies to Cape Fear communities

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/19/2018 05:39 PM EDT

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Sept. 19, 2018
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Coast Guard Cutter Diligence brings relief supplies to Cape Fear communities

The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence stacks cases of water on the fantail of the ship Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. The crew brought food and water to Station Oak Island and Bald Head Island communities. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Michael Salerno) The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence loads up their small boats with meals, ready-to-eat and cases of water for Station Oak Island and Bald Head Island, North Carolina, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. The Diligence is homeported in Wilmington, North Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Michael Salerno) Coast Guard Cutter Diligence's small boat bring over 1,000 meals and more than 50 cases of water to Station Oak Island and Bald Head Island, North Carolina, Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is a 210-foot cutter homeported in Wilmington, North Carolina. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Michael Salerno)

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence provided humanitarian relief supplies Wednesday to the crew of Station Oak Island and Bald Head Island, North Carolina communities. Diligence's small boats transported over 1,000 Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MREs) packages and more than 50 cases of water as well as other relief supplies to the area.

"Helping the community of Bald Head Island and our fellow Coast Guard members at Station Oak Island holds a special meaning to us, as our families live in the impacted area, too," said Cmdr. Robert Mohr, commanding officer of Cutter Diligence. "We will continue to support the citizens of North Carolina as we all recover from Hurricane Florence."

 

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