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Date: January 29, 2012

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Coast Guard keeps Tampa waterways safe for Gasparilla Pirate Fest

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TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012. Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012.
Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.  

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Petty Officer 1st Class Lee Koushan, a boarding team member at Coast Guard Station Sand Key, keeps a sharp eye on mariners as they celebrate the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012. Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the Gasparilla celebration. Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Petty Officer 1st Class Lee Koushan,  a boarding team member at Coast Guard Station Sand Key, keeps a sharp eye on mariners as they celebrate the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012.
Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the Gasparilla celebration. Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.  

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012. Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Coast Guard and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers teamed up with local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012.
Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse. 

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Coast Guard patrols the air and sea with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012. Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse.

TAMPA BAY, Fla. – Coast Guard patrols the air and sea with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officers and local law enforcement agencies to keep waterways safe during the 2012 Gasparilla Pirate Fest in the Port of Tampa, Jan. 28, 2012.
Officers conducted boating safety inspections targeting boaters operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs. 
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse. 

 

 

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