Media Advisory: Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville to hold conference call in response to Hurricane Irene

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Captain Andy Blomme, commander, Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, will be available via conference call to local media to discuss port condition readiness in preparation of Hurricane Irene, Monday at 2:30 p.m.

Interested media should RSVP with Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson no later than 2 p.m., Monday, to obtain the call-in number and passcode.

Sector Jacksonville’s area of responsibility encompasses 40,000 square miles of ocean and inland waterways. Within the Sector's AOR are 190 miles of coastline stretching from King’s Bay, Ga., to Port Malabar, Fla., Along this coastline are 10 inlets, most of which provide safe passage to inland waterways. Inland waters within the AOR include 248 miles of the Intracoastal Waterway, 161 miles of the St. John's River, and numerous rivers, creeks, and marshes.

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