Press Release
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
June 13, 2017 8:24 a.m.
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary creates Paddle Board Safety Awareness Video and publishes activities that increase boater safety during National Boating Safety Week and beyond.
Flotilla 14-1 completed and continues events to promote safe boating surrounding the National Safe Boating Week . They include:
PUBLIC EDUCATION:
• Youth PE Classes – Emma Love Elementary School, Fernandina Beach, FL (3 mornings, taught nearly 200 3rd Graders)
PUBLIC AFFAIRS:
• NSBW Proclamation – City Council, City of Fernandina Beach, FL
• Wild Amelia Ecology Fair – Recreational Center, Fernandina Beach, FL (Approximately 6 hours)
• Dedication of Life Jacket Loaner Stations:
o Dee Dee Bartels Boat Ramp, Fernandina Beach, FL
o Crooked River State Park, Camden County, GA
VESSEL EXAMINATIONS
• Dee Dee Bartels Boat Ramp, Fernandina Beach, FL (Daily throughout NSBW except Friday, approximately 12 hours and 14 Vessel Safety Checks)
• Meeting Street, MainStreet, and Crooked River State Park boat ramps, St Marys, GA (Approximately 6 hours)
OPS
• Safety patrols throughout NSBW (4 executed)
• Safety & Regatta Patrol for Ed Gaw Open Water Swim Race, Fernandina Beach, FL
• Wreath Laying at Fernandina Beach Waterfront on Memorial Day
The US Coast Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard. Created by an Act of Congress in 1939, the Auxiliary directly supports the Coast Guard in all missions, except military and law enforcement actions. These men and women can be found on the nation’s waterways, in the air, in classrooms and on the dock, performing Maritime Domain Awareness patrols, safety patrols, vessel safety checks and public education.
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary was founded in 1939 by an Act of Congress as the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and re-designated the Auxiliary in 1941. The Auxiliary has over 28,000 members in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam, contributing millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions.
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