DATE: July 30, 2007 4:42:09 PM EDT

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Press Release

Date: July 30, 2007

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Petty Officer Barry Bena
(305) 415-6683

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Coast Guard Barque Eagle Departs the Port of Miami

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MIAMI - Coast Guard Academy freshman climb the rigging of "America's Tall Ship," Barque Eagle, the only square-rigged sailing vessel in the government fleet, Monday, July 30, 2007. Climbing the rigging is a basic qualification needed by all new Coast Guard cadets while aboard the Eagle and is overseen by third year cadets and the Eagle's permanent crew.  The Coast Guard Barque Eagle departed the Port of Miami Monday at 2 p.m. enroute Brunswick, Ga. (U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Etta Smith)

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