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<h1 class='bulletin_subject'>Update 2: Coast Guard responds to Hurricane Harvey</h1>
<span class='dateline rs_skip'>U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/26/2017 08:32 PM EDT</span>
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<p align="right"><font face="times new roman,times" size="2">August 26 2017<br></font><strong><font face="times new roman,times" size="2">U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas<br></font></strong><font face="times new roman,times" size="2">Contact: 8th District Public Affairs Detachment Texas<br></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="2">Office: (281) 464-4810<br></font><font face="times new roman,times" size="2">After Hours: (832) 293-1293</font></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000;">Update 1: Coast Guard responds to Hurricane Harvey response</span></strong></p>
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<p align="left"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #000000; font-weight: 400;">HOUSTON </span></strong></font> — <font face="times new roman,times" size="3">The Coast Guard continues response efforts for Hurricane Harvey’s impact on the coasts of Texas and Louisiana, Saturday.</font></p>
<p style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi aircrews rescued in total 20 people and a dog after they received reports from watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi Saturday morning and afternoon. For more information, please visit our newsroom at <a href="http://www.news.uscg.mil/Texas/">http://www.news.uscg.mil/Texas/</a>.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">“Our Coast Guard members prepare on a daily basis for anything that may come their way,” said Capt. </span><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: #1d2129;">Kevin Oditt, incident commander, incident command post Houston-Galveston. “Anytime the Coast guard is not conducting a mission, they are training. They are professionals.”</span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Times;"></span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston and Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi captains of the port have set port condition zulu for the ports of Houston, Texas City, Galveston, Freeport and Corpus Christi except for Port Brownsville, which reopened Saturday morning. For more information about port condition zulu for Sector Houston-Galveston, please visit, </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: #444444;"><a href="https://goo.gl/emQeQB">https://goo.gl/emQeQB</a></span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Times;">.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3">“We are preparing to open ports once the storm has passed or weather conditions permit,” said Oditt. “The wind conditions and sea state determines port conditions.”</font></p>
<p style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Three Coast Guard Western River Flood Punt teams, who use shallow-draft vessels that are capable of responding in flooded urban areas, have arrived at Sector Houston-Galveston and three are en route to the Sector. </span></font></p>
<p style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Coast Guard assets deployed to Houston include:</span></font></p>
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<li style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt .5in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Three 29-foot response boat-small from Coast Guard Station Houston</span></font></li>
<li style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt .5in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Three 29-foot response boat-small from Coast Guard Station Lake Jackson</span></font></li>
<li style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt .5in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Two 29-foot response boat-small and five 45-foot response boat-medium from Coast Guard Station Galveston</span></font></li>
<li style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt .5in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">An 87-foot patrol boat from Coast Guard Sector Louisiana</span></font></li>
<li style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt .5in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Six MH-65 Dolphin helicopters assigned to Coast Guard Air Station Houston</span></font></li>
<li style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt .5in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">One MH-65 Dolphin helicopters assigned to Coast Guard Lake Jackson</span></font></li>
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<p style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">The Coast Guard reminds the public of these important safety messages:</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #222222;"></span></font></p>
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<li style="margin-left: 47.25pt;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Stay off the water. The Coast Guard search and rescue capabilities degrade as storm condition strengthen. This means help could be delayed.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left: 47.25pt;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Evacuate as necessary. If mandatory evacuations are set for an area, the public should evacuate without delay.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left: 47.25pt;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Secure belongings. Owners of large boats are urged to move their vessels to inland marinas. Trailerable boats should be pulled from the water. Be sure to secure loose items.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left: 47.25pt;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Stay clear of beaches.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left: 47.25pt;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Symbol; color: #333333;"> </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">Stay informed. Information can be obtained through local television, radio, Internet, and VHF radio channel 16.</span><span style="font-size: 9.5pt; font-family: Arial; color: #333333;"></span></font></li>
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<p style="margin: 6.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;"><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #333333;">For the most up-to-date weather information, visit <a href="http://www.weather.gov/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.weather.gov</span></a>.</span><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #333333;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="times new roman,times" size="3"><span style="font-size: 9.0pt; font-family: Verdana; color: #333333;">For imagery and video of Hurricane Harvey response, please visit </span><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; color: #444444;"><a href="https://goo.gl/4JKLaf">https://goo.gl/4JKLaf</a>.</span></font></p>
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