PHOTO RELEASE: Florida-based Coast Guard cutters pre-stage in Key West for Hurricane Dorian response efforts in Florida, Bahamas

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 09/02/2019 01:31 PM EDT

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Florida-based Coast Guard cutters pre-stage in Key West for Hurricane Dorian response efforts in Florida,  Bahamas

A fleet of more than 20 Coast Guard Sector Miami and Sector Key West cutters are moored in Key West, Florida Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 in preparation for Hurricane Dorian response efforts in the Caribbean and Bahamas areas.  

Coast Guard Cutters William Trump (WPC-1111) and Robert Yered (WPC-1104) are moored side by side, along with multiple other Sector Miami and Sector Key West cutters in Key West, Florida Monday, Sept. 2, 2019 in preparation for Hurricane Dorian response efforts in the Caribbean and Bahamas areas.  The Coast Guard Cutter William Flores (WPC-1103) pulls into Coast Guard Sector Key West, Flor

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KEY WEST, Fla. — More than 20 Coast Guard cutters crews from Sectors Miami and Key West are moored in Key West in preparation for deploying to Hurricane Dorian effected areas in the Florida and Bahamas. 

Multiple Coast Guard units throughout the Coast Guard 7th District area have pre-staged in key locations to be able to provide rapid and relevant response efforts to those areas effected by Hurricane Dorian.

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