[Scan-DC] COAST GUARD STATION CURTIS BAY

[Alan Henney]

http://www.piersystem.com/go/doc/651/169091/
[pictures at the above link]

DATE: August 17, 2007 14:10:29 EST
Document Number: 1546
Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay
  Fifth District
U.S. Coast Guard

Unit Spotlight Date: Aug. 17, 2007
Contact: 757-554-5474

COAST GUARD STATION CURTIS BAY

Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., is located along Curtis Creek at
the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Md. The station is staffed by 42
men and women who maintain the Coast Guard's missions of Homeland
Security and search and rescue. The station is also responsible for
law enforcement and pollution response missions. The unit uses a
41-foot utility boat and three 25-foot response boats to conduct its
missions. The station is involved in an average of 200 search and
rescue cases and 365 law enforcement boardings each year. In Station
Curtis Bay's area of response is the sight where Francis Scott Key
wrote "The Star Spangled Banner" which is marked by a buoy painted
like the American flag. From April through October Station Curtis Bay
runs Station Stillpond, a seasonal station opened through the summer
months to promote faster response times and increased productivity.
Station Curtis Bay and Station Stillpond are vital parts of the effort
to maintain the safety and security of the port of Baltimore.

Petty Officer Third Class Stephen Park of Station Curtis Bay watches
for outgoing boaters as he and the crew approach Baltimore inner city
harbor. Station Curtis Bay responds to an average of 200 search and
rescue cases in the Baltimore area a year. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla
Stevens.

A 25-foot response boat from Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md.,
conducts a homeland security patrol in the Patapsko River on Aug. 6,
2007. Station Curtis Bay is located on Curtis Creek at the Coast Guard
Yard in Baltimore, Md. USCG Photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens

Petty Officer Third Class Shannon Panzer from Station Curtis Bay is
one of the station's boarding team members. The station does an
average of 365 law enforcement boardings a year. USCG photo by PA3
Ayla Stevens.

Petty Officer Third Class Andrew Kitchin skillfully navigates the boat
to the Baltimore inner city harbor. As coxswain of the boat it is
Kitchin's responsibility to keep his crew safe and the boat in safe
water. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens.

Petty Officer Second Class Mike Diaz goes below to commence a round of
the engines on the 41-foot utility boat. As the engineer on board it
is Diaz's duty to make sure the engines operate properly.USCG photo by
PA3 Ayla Stevens.

Petty Officer Third Class Stephen Park stands before the site where
Francis Scott Key wrote " The Star Spangled Banner". This site is
maked by a buoy painted like the American flag and is not an aide to
navigation. USCG photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens.

Petty Officer Second Class David Carrier unloads his weapon at the
weapons clearing station after returning from law enforcement
boardings. Carrier is one of the station's boarding officers. USCG
photo by PA3 Ayla Stevens.

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