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Video by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Hudson, Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez

Coast Guard adopts new model of Special Purpose - Shallow Water Patrol Craft

U.S. Coast Guard District 7

Sept. 29, 2021 | 1:11

U.S. Coast Guard Station Yankeetown test runs a specialized shallow-craft vessel in Crystal River, Florida Sept. 29, 2021. Station Yankeetown is taking the lead in a project to test and modify the new vessel according to the rescue crew’s needs, which will affect the way the organization operates in shallow water environments in the future. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Hudson and Petty Officer 3rd Class Erik Villa Rodriguez.