DATE: September 11, 2008 10:39:14 PM CDT
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Date: Sep. 11, 2008

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Coast Guard in Texas prepares for Hurricane Ike 

 

Numerous Coast Guard 25-foot response boats were pulled from the water in Houston Thursday, Sept 11, 2008. The boats were removed in preparation for Hurricane Ike. The Coast Guard urges all mariners to move their vessels to safe havens and secure all belongings.
(U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Ayla Stevens)

Members of the Coast Guard stood up an incident command center (ICS) here Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. The ICS was set up to prepare for Hurricane Ike. The ICS is designed to organize responses to any crises resulting from Hurricane Ike.

(U.S. Coast Guard photo/ Petty Officer 3rd Class Ayla Stevens)

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