MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Cutter Seneca crew to conduct cold-water training
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/18/2018 09:16 AM EST
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U.S. Coast Guard 1st District Northeast |
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Coast Guard Cutter Seneca crew to conduct cold-water training
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BOSTON — Members of the media are invited to participate in cold-water training with crew of Coast Guard Cutter Seneca at Coast Guard Base Boston, Thursday morning.
The crew is scheduled to conduct cold-water training with full survival suits and a life raft.
WHO: Coast Guard Cutter Seneca crew and local media members.
WHAT: Cutter Seneca crew will conduct cold-water training, wearing survival suits and entering the water from the side of the cutter. A 20-person life raft will be deployed, and crewmembers will jump into the water and swim to the raft.
WHEN: Thursday, December 20th at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Coast Guard Base Boston, 427 Commercial Street, Boston, MA, 02109
Those planning to participate are encouraged to arrive by 9:00 a.m., and are recommended to bring clothes that can get wet, as well as a dry change of warm clothes and a towel.
Water temperatures in the region often drop to 40 degrees Fahrenheit during the winter months.
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter with primary missions of counter-narcotics, search and rescue, and living marine resources. The ship has a crew complement of 100.
Editor's note: Media representatives interested in attending and/or participating in the training should contact Coast Guard District One Public Affairs at (617) 223-8515, or after-hours at (617) 717-9609, no later than 6 p.m., Wednesday, December 19th.
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