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Multimedia Release

Date: June 26, 2010

Contact: Public Affairs Det. Astoria

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Multimedia Release: Operation Dry Water underway

ASTORIA, Ore. - A 25-foot motor life boat crew from Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., patrols the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Saturday, June 26, 2010 to educate boaters on alcohol and safety awareness. The effort is part of Operation Dry Water, an initiative to inform boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI) of alcohol and to enforce laws concerning BUI and safe boating. The Coast Guard contends that this BUI crackdown is just as important to public safety as the enforcement of drunk driving laws. ASTORIA, Ore. - A 25-foot motor life boat crew from Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., patrols the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Saturday, June 26, 2010 to educate boaters on alcohol and safety awareness. The effort is part of Operation Dry Water, an initiative to inform boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI) of alcohol and to enforce laws concerning BUI and safe boating. The Coast Guard contends that this BUI crackdown is just as important to public safety as the enforcement of drunk driving laws.

ASTORIA, Ore. - A 25-foot motor life boat crew from Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., patrols the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Saturday, June 26, 2010, to educate boaters on alcohol and safety awareness.

The effort is part of Operation Dry Water, an initiative to inform boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI) of alcohol and to enforce laws concerning BUI and safe boating.

The Coast Guard contends that this BUI crackdown is just as important to public safety as the enforcement of drunk driving laws.

ASTORIA, Ore. - Petty Officer 1st Class David Ramsey, a boatswain's mate at Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., encourages recreational fishermen to stay safe on the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Saturday, June 26, 2010. Ramsey's effort was part of Operation Dry Water, an initiative to inform boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI) of alcohol and to enforce laws concerning BUI and safe boating. The fishermen were found to be in compliance with all boating laws. Photo by Petty Officer Nathan Littlejohn.

ASTORIA, Ore. — Petty Officer 1st Class David Ramsey, a boatswain's mate at Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., encourages recreational fishermen to stay safe on the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Saturday, June 26, 2010.

Ramsey's effort was part of Operation Dry Water, an initiative to inform boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI) of alcohol and to enforce laws concerning BUI and safe boating.

The fishermen were found to be in compliance with all boating laws.

Photo by Petty Officer Nate Littlejohn.

Petty Officer 1st Class David Ramsey, a boatswain's mate at Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., encourages recreational fishermen to stay safe on the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Saturday, June 26, 2010.

ASTORIA, Ore. - Petty Officer 1st Class David Ramsey, a boatswain's mate at Station Cape Disappointment, Wash., encourages recreational fishermen to stay safe on the Columbia River near Hammond, Ore., Saturday, June 26, 2010.

Ramsey's effort was part of Operation Dry Water, an initiative to inform boaters of the dangers of boating under the influence (BUI) of alcohol and to enforce laws concerning BUI and safe boating.

The Coast Guard contends that this BUI crackdown is just as important to public safety as the enforcement of drunk driving laws.

The fishermen were found to be in compliance with all boating laws.

Photo by Petty Officer Nate Littlejohn

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