Members of US Coast Guard Station Charleston respond to an alert alarm. After preparing the boat, the crew discovered that it was a test of the alarm system. Station Charleston is reponsible for law enforcement and search and rescue in the Charleston area. They have an 18 foot flatboat as well as a 27 foot safeboat that they use for patrols and rescues. There are three crews which work 24 hour shifts each to ensure the safety of Charleston's many boaters
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Naval Base, Charleston
State: South Carolina (SC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Buytas
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
14/07/2001
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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