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Press Release | May 21, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard, partner agencies to hold safe boating press briefing ahead of Memorial Day weekend

Editor’s Note - Media are asked to be at the Crandon Park Marina boat ramp no later than 9:45 a.m. For more information or to RSVP, please contact Coast Guard Auxiliary public affairs specialist Nichole Betterson at 786-214-0350.

MIAMI — The Coast Guard alongside Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, representatives from Biscayne National Park, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office and Fire Rescue, and City of Miami Police and Fire Rescue are scheduled to host a press briefing, Thursday, to emphasize and promote the importance of safe boating practices ahead of Memorial Day weekend at the Crandon Park Marina boat ramp in Key Biscayne.

WHO: Coast Guard, local, state and federal partners

WHAT: Press briefing to promote safe boating for National Safe Boating Week and a life jacket demonstration ahead of the Memorial Day weekend

WHEN: Thursday, May 22, at 10 a.m.

WHERE: Crandon Park Marina boat ramp, 4000 Crandon Boulevard, Key Biscayne, FL 33149

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Media Advisory NSBW Memorial Day Boating Safety Press Briefing

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