DATE: August 17, 2007 14:10:29 EST
Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay
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Fifth District
U.S. Coast Guard
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Date: Aug. 17, 2007
Contact: 757-554-5474
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COAST GUARD STATION CURTIS BAY
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Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., is located along Curtis Creek at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Md. The station is staffed by 42 men and women who maintain the Coast Guard's missions of Homeland Security and search and rescue. The station is also responsible for law enforcement and pollution response missions. The unit uses a 41-foot utility boat and three 25-foot response boats to conduct its missions. The station is involved in an average of 200 search and rescue cases and 365 law enforcement boardings each year. In Station Curtis Bay's area of response is the sight where Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" which is marked by a buoy painted like the American flag. From April through October Station Curtis Bay runs Station Stillpond, a seasonal station opened through the summer months to promote faster response times and increased productivity. Station Curtis Bay and Station Stillpond are vital parts of the effort to maintain the safety and security of the port of Baltimore.
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| | Petty Officer Third Class Stephen Park of Station Curtis Bay watches for outgoing boaters as he and the crew approach Baltimore inner city harbor. Station Curtis Bay responds to an average of 200 search and rescue cases in the Baltimore area a year. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens. | |
| | A 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., conducts a homeland security patrol in the Patapsko River on Aug. 6, 2007. Station Curtis Bay is located on Curtis Creek at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Md. USCG Photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens | |
| | Petty Officer Third Class Shannon Panzer from Station Curtis Bay is one of the station's boarding team members. The station does an average of 365 law enforcement boardings a year. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens. | |
| | Petty Officer Third Class Andrew Kitchin skillfully navigates the boat to the Baltimore inner city harbor. As coxswain of the boat it is Kitchin's responsibility to keep his crew safe and the boat in safe water. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens. | |
| | Petty Officer Second Class Mike Diaz goes below to commence a round of the engines on the 41-foot utility boat. As the engineer on board it is Diaz's duty to make sure the engines operate properly.USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens. | |
| | Petty Officer Third Class Stephen Park stands before the site where Francis Scott Key wrote " The Star Spangled Banner". This site is maked by a buoy painted like the American flag and is not an aide to navigation. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens. | |
| | Petty Officer Second Class David Carrier unloads his weapon at the weapons clearing station after returning from law enforcement boardings. Carrier is one of the station's boarding officers. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens. | | | |
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