Date: August 15, 2007 

Contact: Lt. j.g. Howard K. Vacco
(716) 843-9317, phone

SECTOR BUFFALO COMMANDER TO RE-ENFORCE
BOATING SAFETY ON THE LAKES
Capt. Ferguson to speak in Syracuse on tomorrow 

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Capt. Scott Ferguson, commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo, will be in Syracuse, N.Y. to speak on boating safety.

His speech, re-enforcing boating safety throughout Sector Buffalo's area of responsibility, will be the second of four scheduled for August.

WHO: Capt. Scott Ferguson, Commanding Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo.

WHAT: Speaking about boating safety in the Sector Buffalo area of responsibility.

WHEN: Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 12 noon.

WHERE: J.M. Hanley Federal Building, Syracuse, N.Y.

WHY: Capt. Ferguson and Sector Buffalo are re-enforcing boating safety in their area of responsibility which includes more than 600 miles of international border, consisting of the St. Lawrence River, Lake Ontario, the Niagara River, Lake Erie and the Erie Canal System.

For more information, contact Lt. j.g. Howard K. Vacco, Sector Buffalo Public Affairs, at (716) 843-9317.

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