| Office of Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard First District |
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| Video Release |
Date: April 30, 2008
Contact: Public Affairs |
Coast Guard assisting state, local agencies responding to Maine floods
| FORT KENT, Maine - The Coast Guard conducted overflights today for the Maine Emergency Management Agency to survey damage caused by flooding from spring run off and recent heavy rains in northern Maine. A Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., is prestaged in Frenchville, Maine, in the event air evacuations are necessary to rescue residents in areas hard hit by the flooding of the St. Johns and Fish rivers. The Coast Guard helicopter arrived in Presque Isle around 3:30 p.m., and will remain on standby throughout the night. (Coast Guard video/Air Station Cape Cod) |
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| FORT KENT, Maine- The Coast Guard conducted overflights today for the Maine Emergency Management Agency to survey damage caused by flooding from spring run off and recent heavy rains in northern Maine. A Jayhawk helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., is prestaged in Frenchville, Maine, in the event air evacuations are necessary to rescue residents in areas hard hit by the flooding of the St. Johns and Fish rivers. The Coast Guard helicopter arrived in Presque Isle around 3:30 p.m., and will remain on standby throughout the night. (Coast Guard video/Air Station Cape Cod) |
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| BOSTON - A Falcon jet crew prepares to deliver Coast Guard personnel to Presque Isle, Maine. Aircraft and crews from Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., are pre-staged in Frenchville, Maine, in the event air evacuations are necessary to rescue residents in areas hard hit by the flooding of the St. Johns and Fish rivers. (Coast Guard video/Air Station Cape Cod) |
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