| Public Affairs Detachment San Diego, Calif. U.S. Coast Guard |
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| Media Advisory |
Date: Jan. 21, 2009 Contact: PADET San Diego, CA |
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Coast Guard to hold media availability on new emergency beacons WHO: Coast Guard Sector San Diego search and rescue personnel WHAT: Search and rescue experts will be available to talk about the conversion of analog to digital emergency beacons happening Feb. 1. Topics to be discussed include the importance of having a beacon on board your vessel, how the Coast Guard responds when emergency signals are received and other safe boating practices. WHEN: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Jan. 23. Please call Petty Officer Henry Dunphy at 619-252-1304 no later than 4:00 p.m. Thursday if interested in attending. WHERE: Coast Guard Sector San Diego, 2710 North Harbor Drive, "A" on the map below.
For more information about the emergency beacon switch-over: http://uscgsandiego.com/go/doc/830/248302/ ### Saving Lives and Guarding the Coast Since 1790.
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