MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard celebrates Cutter Smilax's 75 years of service
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 10/28/2019 02:03 PM EDT
| Media Advisory |
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic |
Coast Guard celebrates Cutter Smilax's 75 years of service
WHO: Rear Adm. Keith Smith, Fifth District Commander, the commanding officer and crew of the cutter.
WHAT: A ceremony commemorating the cutter's 75 years of service. Media are invited to attend and conduct interviews.
WHEN: 10 a.m., November 1, 2019.
WHERE: Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon, 2301 E Fort Macon Rd, Atlantic Beach, N.C. 28516
Editor's note: Media are requested to attend an hour in advance with media credentials readily available.
FORT MACON, N.C. – The Coast Guard will be holding a ceremony commemorating the Coast Guard Cutter Smilax's 75 years of service and dedication Friday morning at Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon, North Carolina.
Smilax is the "Queen of the Fleet", a title held only by the oldest commissioned cutter in the Coast Guard in active service. The Coast Guard Cutter Smilax is a 100-foot construction tender with an attached 86-foot barge. Commissioned November 1, 1944, five months after Allied forces had landed on the beaches of Normandy, the Smilax has been instrumental in many of the Coast Guard's missions over the years, including several notable search and rescue cases.
During Hurricane Florence, Smilax was the first cutter on scene following the storm. Within two weeks, the Smilax had corrected 80% of the aids to navigations damaged or moved by Florence, which helped to re-open critical ports for commerce and military assets in the eastern North Carolina area.
Homeported in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, Smilax is responsible for 1,325 fixed and 26 floating aids to navigations. These aids mark the waterways around the shores on the North Carolina outer banks, ensuring that vessel traffic can safely navigate the constantly shifting shoals of the areas Smilax maintains.
Media may RSVP to the event by contacting Coast Guard Public Affairs at 757-434-7712 or d5de@uscg.mil.
-USCG-
 |
The CG List Server is a FedRAMP certified SaaS capability provided by CG6. |
 |
SUBSCRIBER SERVICES:
Manage Preferences | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Help
Privacy Policy | GovDelivery is providing this information on behalf of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and may not use the information for any other purposes.
This email was sent to Email Address