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Press Release | Oct. 2, 2023

Multimedia Release: Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg fixes aid damaged by Hurricane Idalia

Public Affairs Detachment Tampa Bay – 305-607-6347

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By Petty Officer 1st Class Nicole J. Groll

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team St. Petersburg replaces the boards on the Alafia River Rear Range Light, on the Alafia River, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. The boards were damaged during Hurricane Idalia, creating an aid-to-navigation discrepancy and hazard to navigation. ANT St. Petersburg maintains the most aids in the Coast Guard at more than 1,300 aids. This crew is responsible for the majority of the aids on Florida’s Gulf Coast, ranging from Fort Myers to Cedar Key. 

ATON aids to navigation Coast Guard St. Petersburg buoy