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Date: June 27, 2009

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Coast Guard provides presence for Canal Days

 

A 25-foot response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., conducts safety patrols throughout the small basin during Canal Days in Chesapeake City, Md., Saturday, June 27, 2009. Several hundred boaters attended the 34th annual Canal Days event which hosts festivities on land and water. (Coast Guard photo/Seaman Apprentice Grace Baldwin)

A 25-foot response boat crew from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., conducts safety patrols throughout the small basin during Canal Days in Chesapeake City, Md., Saturday, June 27, 2009. Several hundred boaters attended the 34th annual Canal Days event which hosts festivities on land and water. (Coast Guard photo/Seaman Apprentice Grace Baldwin)

 

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sledge, Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crews, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife boat crews and Water Witch Fire Company boat crews all conduct routine safety patrols to ensure boaters are staying safe on the water during Canal Days in Chesapeake City, Md., Saturday, June 27, 2009. The Coast Guard and partner agencies are out in support of Operation Dry Water to raise the awareness of Boating Under the Influence consequences in order to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill)
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sledge, Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crews, Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife boat crews and Water Witch Fire Company boat crews all conduct routine safety patrols to ensure boaters are staying safe on the water during Canal Days in Chesapeake City, Md., Saturday, June 27, 2009. The Coast Guard and partner agencies are out in support of Operation Dry Water to raise the awareness of Boating Under the Influence consequences in order to reduce the number of alcohol-related accidents and fatalities. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill)

Chief Warrant Officer Scott Gradel, a vessel inspector at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Md., man's the overwatch position during Canal Days in Chesapeake City, Md., Saturday, June 27, 2009. "We want to see people have fun, but we want them to be safe on the water as well," said Gradel. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill)
Chief Warrant Officer Scott Gradel, a vessel inspector at Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Md., man's the overwatch position during Canal Days in Chesapeake City, Md., Saturday, June 27, 2009. "We want to see people have fun, but we want them to be safe on the water as well," said Gradel. (Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandyn Hill)

 

 

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