Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard Thirteenth District

Date: May 10, 2008
Contact: USCG Public Affairs
206-220-7237 

COAST GUARD ON HAND FOR SEATTLE MARITIME FESTIVAL
Photos Available

SEATTLE - Richard Pinches, Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 32 Commander, reaches a recovered ballcap out to a young boy aboard a sailboat during the Seattle Maritime Festival May 10. The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary were on hand to provide safety and security during the event that featured tug boat races, a man overboard drill and a search and rescue demonstration by Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash. (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Eggert.)

SEATTLE - A 25-foot smallboat from Coast Guard Station Seattle patrols the waters of Puget Sound as a Seattle Fire Rescue Boat puts on a display of its water cannons during Seattle's Maritime Festival May 10.  The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary were on hand to provide safety and security during the event that featured tug boat races, a man overboard drill and a search and rescue demonstration by Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash.  (Official Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Shawn Eggert.)

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