Public Affairs Detachment New York
U.S. Coast Guard
Photo Release
*Photo Release* Coast Guard enforces security zones on East River
NEW YORK-The Coast Guard Cutter Ridley, a patrol boat homeported in Montauk, N.Y., patrols and enforces security zones in the East River during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 20, 2010.
The Coast Guard enforces these security zones to maximize safety for all in attendance to the General Assembly.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson
NEW YORK-U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Daniel Neptun, Commander of the 1st Coast Guard District, briefs the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay, who are enforcing security zones in the East River during the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 20, 2010.
Rear Adm. Neptun leads all Coast Guard forces in the Northeast, an area of responsibility that stretches from New Jersey to Maine. The cutter Sturgeon Bay is homeported in Bayonne, N.J.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Seth Johnson
For more information regarding the security zones you can view the press release here, and the Sector New York website here.
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