WHO: U.S. Coast Guard 5th DistrictWHAT: Promoting Boating Safety for Labor Day WeekendWHEN: Wednesday, August 31, 9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.MWHERE: U.S. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth, 4000 Coast Guard Boulevard, Portsmouth, Virginia 23703PORTSMOUTH, Va. — U.S. Coast Guard 5th District invites media to Coast Guard Base Portsmouth to promote boating safety during Labor Day Weekend.Crews from Base Portsmouth, Sector Hampton Roads and the Coast Guard Auxiliary will be available for interviews focusing on boating safety subjects such as communications and signaling devices, weather awareness, boating sober, float plans and the importance of life jackets.Members of the media are also invited to get underway on a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth at about 10 a.m.Media interested in attending should contact Coast Guard 5th District Public Affairs personnel at 757-398-6272 as space is limited.