Coast Guard plans exercises at Port Townsend ferry terminal for Saturday, Sunday

  • Peninsula Daily News
  • Friday, November 4, 2016 8:11pm
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SEATTLE — Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound will conduct several simulated fire exercises at the Port Townsend Ferry Terminal on Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Boaters and members of the public on land may see or hear training activity, including the use of blank ammunition.

Although blank ammunition looks and sounds like real gunfire, there are no bullets.

In a news release, Coast Guard officials said increased levels of activity around the ferry terminal will be noticed during these hours.

This exercise will allow all personnel involved to test their ability to respond to an incident involving various scenarios.

If anyone is unsure if a situation is unrelated to the Coast Guard exercise, they should immediately report it to the Coast Guard or local law enforcement agency.

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