Hurricane Maria Response Crews Conduct Salvage Operations in Las Croabas, Puerto Rico

LAS CROABAS, PUERTO RICO

12.13.2017

Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando           

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Max Seda, with the Hurricane Maria ESF-10 Puerto Rico response, describes salvage operations of boats wrecked in Hurricane Maria, in Las Croabas, Puerto Rico Dec. 13, 2017. The ESF-10 is offering no-cost options for removing vessels damaged by Hurricane Maria; affected boat owners are asked to call the Vessel Owner Outreach Hotline at [phone]. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Script: “Today we are doing salvage operations here in the area of Las Croabas. Its closest city is the city of Fajardo. There were five boats here that were identified as vessels that were affected, displaced by Hurricane Maria. So working in conjunction with our Commonwealth Partners, we are ensuring that we get the owners their vessels back, those owners that do want them and ensure that we do it in a safe manner. And for those owners that do not want their boats or relinquish any type of ownership, we are properly disposing them so they are no longer a risk to the environment.”

• Date Taken: 12.13.2017
• Date Posted: 12.18.2017 08:10
• Category: B-Roll
• Video ID: 574827
• VIRIN: 171213-G-BN624-0001
• Filename: DOD_105187791
• Length: 00:00:35
• Location: LAS CROABAS, PR
• Hometown: LAS CROABAS, PR