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Old 01-10-2003, 08:24 AM
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1. DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2003, OUR SERVICE WILL BE FEATURED ON THE FOLLOWING NATIONALLY TELEVISED ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMS (ALL TIMES LISTED ARE EASTERN STANDARD TIME):


A. JAN. 11 AT 11 A.M. AND 1 P.M., THE HISTORY CHANNEL WILL RE-AIR THE TIME MACHINE PROGRAM "KILLER STORM," IN WHICH AN UNPREDICTED MONSTER STORM RAVAGED THE U.S. ATLANTIC COAST, AS A 100-YEAR METEOROLOGICAL EVENT. THE 114-HOUR RAMPAGE POSED DAUNTING CHALLENGES TO WEATHER FORECASTERS, EMERGENCY WARNING AGENCIES, AND SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS.


B. JAN. 12 AT 8 P.M. THE COAST GUARD WILL BE FEATURED ON THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE PROGRAM, "UNDER ANTARCTIC ICE." THIS NEW PROGRAM IS NARRATED BY THE ACADEMY-AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS HILARY SWANK. THE SHOW WILL AIR ON THE PBS "NATURE" SERIES. FILMING WAS MADE POSSIBLE WITH USCG ICEBREAKER SUPPORT.


C. JAN. 28 AT 8 P.M. - CG AIRSTA SAVANNAHS DRAMATIC RESCUE OF THE F/V "STILL CRAZY 1" WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE WEATHER CHANNELS NEW PRIMETIME "STORM STORIES" SERIES. AN HH-65 HELO FROM CGAS SAVANNAH (CG 6510) AND C-130 FROM CGAS ELIZABETH CITY RESPONDED TO A 406 MHZ EPIRB 40 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR, NC. USING NIGHT VISION GOGGLES, THE HELO CREW LOCATED THREE SURVIVORS FROM THE F/V CLINGING TO A LIFE RAFT. RESCUE SWIMMER JASON MATHERS, LOWERED INTO THE 20-FT SEAS, ASSISTED IN HOISTING EACH SURVIVOR TO SAFETY.


2. VIEWERS MAY CATCH A GLIMPSE OF COAST GUARD HITRON AIR RESOURCES IN SONY PICTURES PUBLICITY FOR THE UPCOMING SEQUEL "BAD BOYS 2," STARRING ACTORS WILL SMITH AND MARTIN LAWRENCE. OUR FICTIONALIZED PORTRAYAL INVOLVES A TACTICAL NARCOTICS TEAM TASK FORCE FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA.
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Old 01-10-2003, 09:02 AM
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Regarding Jeff's Item A: On this site menu ,go to topics then Coast Guard and read "A Storm with No Name." There is a good article about the Coast Guard in that particular storm variously called the Halloween Storm, Storm with No Name and Storm of the Century eventually to be christened "The Perfect Storm " by a New England Weathercaster.

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