Coast Guard gives Aids to Navigation demonstration to children in Dulac

Courtesy Photo | "Buoys live!" The students at Grand Caillou Summer Camp yell during an interactive demonstration by Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Dulac at Grand Calliou Summer Camp, June 12, 2013. The demonstration showed the students how the aids to navigation team deploys a buoy and sinker. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Third Class Justin Hergert)  

DULAC, LOUISIANA, UNITED STATES

06.12.2013

Courtesy Story

U.S. Coast Guard District 8       

By Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Hergert

DULAC, La. — Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Dulac visited and gave the students at Grand Caillou Summer Camp in Dulac a presentation on the Coast Guard’s missions, the importance of boating safety, and aids to navigation, June 12, 2013.

The team spent time visiting with the students during their lunch and answered any questions they had about the Coast Guard.

“The event was a great success, the children were very attentive and smiling from ear to ear the entire time. We plan on continuing similar presentations throughout schools in Terrebonne Parish in the future.” said Senior Chief Petty Officer Nathan Beach, officer-in-charge, Aids to Navigation Team Dulac.

Aids to Navigation Team Dulac’s area of responsibility spans from Barataria Waterway in the east to Bayou Dularge in the west and is responsible for more than 230 aids to navigation. The team’s 11 member crew has a primary mission of aids to navigation and conducts other missions including search and rescue, and environmental protection.

• Date Taken: 06.12.2013
• Date Posted: 07.05.2013 15:21
• Story ID: 109782
• Location: DULAC, LOUISIANA, US