Media Availability: U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold joint press conference on Coimbra operations

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 05/06/2019 07:31 AM EDT

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Media Availability: U.S. Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold joint press conference on Coimbra operations

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The U.S. Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, are scheduled to hold a joint press conference to discuss the ongoing operations at the tanker Coimbra wreck site, Thursday, at 10 a.m., at Coast Guard Station Fire Island, Babylon, New York.

WHO: 

  • Kevin Reed, commander, Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound
  • Matt Franklin, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Director of Emergency Management
  • Aaron Jozef, Deputy Director of Projects, Resolve Marine Group

WHAT: Joint press conference regarding ongoing operations at the tanker Coimbra wreck site

WHEN: Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Coast Guard Station Fire Island, 1 Rescue Road, Babylon, NY, 11702

Spokespersons will talk about the assessment of the Coimbra and intentions for possible oil removal operations.

The Coimbra was a supply ship owned by Great Britain during World War II. The Coimbra sank off the coast of Long Island after a German U-boat torpedoed the ship in Jan. 1942.

Media interested in attending the press conference should contact Chief Warrant Officer Allyson Conroy at 212-514-4292 or Allyson.e.conroy@uscg.mil no later than 4 p.m., Wednesday. Media should be prepared to show press credentials upon arriving Station Fire Island.

To view the initial press release, click the following link: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/240de00

 

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