MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold White Alder memorial ceremony

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/03/2024 03:15 PM EST

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to hold White Alder memorial ceremony

12/03/2024 02:48 PM EST

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is scheduled to hold a memorial ceremony at the USS Kidd Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Saturday, to honor the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter White Alder that sank 56 years ago, killing 17 Coast Guard members.

Port conditions change based on weather forecasts, and current port conditions can be viewed on the following Coast Guard homeport webpages:

Sector Mobile, Alabama Port Directory page.
Sector New Orleans Port Directory page.
Sector Houston-Galveston Port Directory page.
Sector Corpus Christi, Texas Port Directory page.
Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur, Texas Port Directory page.
Marine Safety Unit Houma, Louisiana Port Directory page.

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