The following is the text of a press release issued by the U.S. Coast Guard:
(MIAMI) — Coast Guard officials in Miami have mobilized cutters and aircraft to positions in close proximity to Haiti to render humanitarian assistance as needed.
Deployed to the area are:
The crew of a C-130 Hercules fixed-wing aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant, a 210-foot reliance class cutter homeported in Miami.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Va.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Portsmouth, N.H.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk, a 270-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Key West, Fla.
Additional Coast Guard assets patrolling the area have been alerted of the situation and stand by to render assistance as needed.
