DATE: May 16, 2008 11:11:36 AM EDT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Public Information Assist Team
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Date: May 16, 2008 |
GULF STRIKE TEAM ASSISTS IN WAKE OF SHIP FIRE |
Three members of the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team provided technical assistance Thursday in the aftermath of a ship fire in Mobile, Ala.
A 200-foot ship caught fire Wednesday in the Mobile River at the Bender Shipbuilding and Repair Company. It was extinguished by local firefighters Thursday afternoon.
The Mobile-based GST members monitored the safe offload of the water used to fight the fire.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the incident.
For more information about the Gulf Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.strikeforcenews.com/go/page/771/15052/.
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