DATE: December 17, 2009 9:22:12 AM PST
Coast Guard supports pupils' project in the ports
   

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Date: December 17, 2009
Contact: Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall (310) 521-4260
Coast Guard supports pupils' project in the ports

 LOS ANGELES -- Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Boes, Incident Management Division Chief of Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, explains the layout of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to students from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Calif. Dec. 16, 2009 during a tour of the ports aboard a 41-foot Utility Boat from Station Los Angeles-Long Beach. The students are researching the effects of commerce on the marine environment for a school project. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.

 

 

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LOS ANGELES -- Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach hosted a group of students from Oak Park High School in Oak Park, Calif. Dec. 16, 2009 as part of a school project focusing on the relationship between commerce and the marine environment.

Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Boes, Incident Management Division Chief of Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, spoke with the students about the operations of the ports and the Coast Guard's role in the safety and security of both the marine environment and the nation's maritime commerical interests. 

The students took a tour of the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach aboard a 41-foot Utility Boat from Station Los Angeles-Long Beach. U.S. Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Cory J. Mendenhall.

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