News Release	Date: July 7, 2009 Contact: Beth Totman (212) 637-3662

COAST GUARD ASSISTS EPA AT N.Y. SCRAP METAL FACILITY

A member of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team is assisting the Environmental Protection Agency at an abandoned scrap metal facility Tuesday in Newburgh, N.Y.

The Strike Team member is performing air and particulate monitoring as well as site safety and contractor monitoring at the abandoned facility where more than seven acres of soil has been contaminated with lead and cadmium.  Cleanup operations will involve the removal of more than 100,000 tons of contaminated soil and will be filled with non-contaminated soil.

For more information about the EPA's response contact Beth Totman at (212) 637-3662.

For more information about the National Strike Force visit www.StrikeForceNews.com or contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000.

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Public Information Assist Team U.S. Coast Guard
News Release	Date:  June 12, 2009 Contact: Public Affairs Detachment Baltimore (410) 576-2541

CORRECTION: STRIKE TEAM RESPONDS TO ABANDONED VESSEL

Three members of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team (AST) are assisting Coast Guard Sector Baltimore in determining the extent of hazards on board the vessel Snowbird in Baltimore Friday.

The Fort Dix, N.J.-based Strike Team members arrived on-scene Thursday and are providing air monitoring, site assessment, sampling and hazard categorization of the M/V Snowbird at Canton Terminal. 

The work being done by Sector Baltimore and the AST is in its initial stages.

EDITOR'S NOTE:  The Snowbird does not meet the requirements to be considered an abandoned vessel.  An abandoned vessel is one that has passed 45 days with no interaction with its owner.

For more information about the Coast Guard's response contact Public Affairs Detachment Baltimore at (410) 576-2541.

For more information about the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.StrikeForceNews.com/go/page/771/15051/.

  

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Public Information Assist Team U.S. Coast Guard
News Release	Date: June 12, 2009 Contact: Public Affairs Detachment Baltimore (410) 576-2541

STRIKE TEAM RESPONDS TO ABANDONED VESSEL

Three members of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team (AST) are assisting Coast Guard Sector Baltimore in determining the extent of hazards on board the abandoned vessel Snowbird in Baltimore Friday.

The Fort Dix, N.J.-based Strike Team members arrived on-scene Thursday and are providing air monitoring, site assessment, sampling and hazard categorization of the M/V Snowbird at Canton Terminal. 

The work being done by Sector Baltimore and the AST is in its initial stages.

For more information about the Coast Guard's response contact Public Affairs Detachment Baltimore at (410) 576-2541.

For more information about the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.StrikeForceNews.com/go/page/771/15051/.

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Public Information Assist Team U.S. Coast Guard
News Release	Date: Feb. 23, 2009 Contact: David Kluesner (212) 637-3653

STRIKE TEAM ASSISTS EPA IN CONTAMINATED RIVER CLEANUP

Two members of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team are working with the Environmental Protection Agency by collecting soil samples in contaminated portions of the Passaic River in Newark, N.J., Monday.

The Strike Team members are monitoring air quality, ensuring safety standards are met and providing photographic documentation at the dredging sites.  Soil sample collection at the site will continue until Saturday as the initial phases of the cleanup project begin. 

The sediments of the lower Passaic River, the longest river in New Jersey, are contaminated with a variety of hazardous substances including:  dioxin, PCBs, mercury, DDT, pesticides and heavy metals.

The Lower Passaic River Restoration Project is a partnership of federal and state agencies designed to clean up contaminated sediments, improve water quality, restore degraded shorelines, create new habitats and enhance public recreation along a 17-mile stretch of the river.  The project also includes several tributaries from Dundee Dam near Garfield to Newark Bay.

For more information about the EPA's response contact David Kluesner at (212) 637-3653. 

For more information about the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.StrikeForceNews.com/go/page/771/15051/.

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Public Information Assist Team U.S. Coast Guard
News Release	Date: Feb. 23, 2009 Contact: Petty Officer John Edwards(410) 576-2541

STRIKE TEAM READY TO RESPOND AT PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH

Five members of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team are assisting Coast Guard Sector Baltimore in air monitoring in the Washington, D.C. area during the Presidential speech Tuesday.

The Fort Dix, N.J.-based team members are air monitoring for contaminants and radiation detection in various locations throughout the metropolitan area in case of a terrorist attack.  The two-person survey teams will monitor atmospheric conditions for substances that may be adverse to the general population.

The AST, as well as the other two strike teams in the National Strike Force, have performed similar missions to enhance safety at nationally significant events such as the Presidential Inauguration, the Democratic and Republican National Conventions and major sporting events.

For more information about the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.StrikeForceNews.com/go/page/771/15051/.
 
 

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Public Information Assist Team U.S. Coast Guard
Press Release	Date: Jan. 16, 2009 Contact: Public Affairs Detachment New York (212) 668-7114

Atlantic Strike Team responds to N.Y. plane crash

Three members of the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team are on scene to assist with the salvage of the US Airways plane that crashed in New York Thursday.

Two of the Fort Dix, N.J., based team members are working with Coast Guard Sector New York and contractors to develop a salvage plan and document the costs of the plane's recovery. Another member is leading a recovery team at the salvage site.

For more information about the Coast Guard's response, contact Coast Guard Public Affairs Detachment New York at (212) 668-7114.

For more information about the Coast Guard's Atlantic Strike Team, please contact the Public Information Assist Team at (252) 331-6000 or visit http://www.StrikeForceNews.com/go/page/771/15051/.