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Coast Guard, local agencies participate in Charleston mass rescue exercise

October 1, 2015

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For video of the exercise, click here: https://www.dvidshub.net/video/426124/coast-guard-local-agencies-team-up...

For audio of Urgent Marine Information Broadcast, click here: https://www.dvidshub.net/audio/42317/mass-rescue-exercise-urgent-marine-...

For audio of the initial mayday, click here: https://www.dvidshub.net/audio/42319/mass-rescue-exercise-initial-mayday...

For audio of the report of people in the water, click here: https://www.dvidshub.net/branch/Coast+Guard#.Vg0qj9NVikr

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard and local agencies in and around the Charleston area joined forces for a joint, mass rescue exercise in Charleston Harbor, Wednesday.

More than 90 people were rescued from a simulated distress aboard the General Beauregard, a Charleston-based passenger vessel. The 23 participating agencies worked together to ensure the safety of the passengers while sharpening their overall communication and inter-agency cooperation.

The following agencies participated in the exercise:

  • The Coast Guard
  • The Coast Guard Auxiliary
  • South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
  • Charleston County Sheriff's Office
  • Charleston County Consolidated Dispatch
  • Charleston County Emergency Management Division
  • Charleston County Rescue
  • Town of Mount Pleasant Police Department
  • Town of Mount Pleasant Fire Department
  • City of Charleston Police Department
  • City of Charleston Fire Department
  • City of North Charleston Police Department
  • City of North Charleston Fire Department
  • Isle of Palms Fire Department
  • St. John’s Fire Department
  • Sullivan’s Island Fire Department
  • SpiritLine Cruises
  • American Red Cross
  • The Citadel
  • Tow Boat US
  • Sea Tow
  • Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy
  • Charleston Branch Pilots Association

For more information, contact Public Affairs Detachment Jacksonville at 305-318-1864.

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