NEW ORLEANS - The Coast Guard is pre-staging response assets on Saturday and establishing an area command in preparation for Hurricane Ida. CG assets across the region were repositioned and pre-staged to preserve readiness and to provide support for areas expected to be impacted by the impending hurricane. The following assets have been pre-staged: Four MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters and six shallow-water response boats in Louisiana. Two MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters and three shallow-water response boats in Houston. Two MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters and three HC-144A Ocean Sentrys in Corpus Christi. Five MH-65 Dolphin Helicopters, three MH-60T Jayhawk Helicopters, and two HC-144A Ocean Sentrys in Mobile, Alabama. Three shallow-water response boats in Memphis, Tennessee. More assets are in the process of being repositioned as Hurricane Ida. (Source: Coast Guard 08/28/21)
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