MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard cutter to return to St. Petersburg after Hurricane Michael relief mission

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/29/2018 12:22 PM EDT

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Coast Guard cutter to return to St. Petersburg after Hurricane Michael relief mission

Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vice, a 75-foot Inland Construction Tender homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, conduct an aids to navigation assessment Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 during a patrol to Hurricane Michael affected areas along Florida's Gulf Coast. While on patrol, the crew collected data on damages, assisted with port reconstitution and addressed concerns with aids to navigation damage caused by Hurricane Michael from Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 to Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) Crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Vice, a 75-foot Inland Construction Tender homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, assist community members Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 who were affected during Hurricane Michael along the Florida's Gulf Coast during a 16-day patrol. While on patrol, the crew collected data on damages, assisted with port reconstitution and addressed concerns with aids to navigation damage caused by Hurricane Michael from Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 to Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Vice, a 75-foot Inland Construction Tender homeported in St. Petersburg, Florida, repair aids to navigation Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018 during a patrol to Hurricane Michael affected areas along Florida's Gulf Coast. While on patrol, the crew collected data on damages, assisted with port reconstitution and addressed concerns with aids to navigation damage caused by Hurricane Michael from Sunday, Oct. 14, 2018 to Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo)

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Vise (WLIC 75305) is scheduled to return Monday to St. Petersburg after conducting Hurricane Michael relief efforts during a 16-day Aids to Navigation (ATON) patrol.

WHO: Chief Warrant Officer Paul Curtis, commanding officer of the Vise. The Vise is a 75-foot Inland Construction Tender with a 68-foot barge attached and is homeported in St. Petersburg. The crew maintains the west coast of Florida’s fixed aid to navigation systems that includes approximately 1,600 aids.

WHAT: During the patrol, the crew of the Vise assisted with the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Michael, conducted ATON and port reconstitution operations.

WHEN:  4 p.m., Monday, Oct. 29, 2018

WHERE: Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings, 1301 Beach Drive SE, St. Petersburg, FL 33701

Media interested in attending are asked to RSVP with Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse at 305-965-4672. Please be at Sector St. Petersburg South Moorings no later than 3:15 p.m. for an escort to the cutter’s pier.

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