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- Good afternoon. I'm
Commander Jason Ingram

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with the Coast Guard here
in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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With hurricane season
right around the corner,

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we're always concerned
with people in the water.

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But now is the time to basically make sure

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that you've prepared and
are ready for the season

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when it starts on June
1st and runs all the way

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to November 30th.

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So for hurricane season
here in the Virginia area,

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me being from Virginia Beach,

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you need to keep an eye on the forecast.

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So for us here in Virginia,

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that's the National Weather Service

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out of Wakefield, Virginia.

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In the event that you have
to evacuate from the area,

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you need to know your zone.

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And these are the flood zones,

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so make sure you pay attention
to your local outlets.

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For those of you that
have never experienced

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a hurricane or heavy weather,

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after a storm comes through

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we usually deal with a lot
of things that blow off

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and end up in the water,

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so like canoes and kayaks.

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You got to make sure
that you lash these down

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and take care of them so they don't turn

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into missile hazards
because then we end up

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looking for them later on.

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If you do have a kayak or canoe,

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labeling it with your name

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and contact information can help us,

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not only during hurricane season
if it happens to blow away,

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but also in regular summertime

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when you're actually using those.

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And if you do leave your
vessels in the water,

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that you tie them up with
maybe some extra lines.

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Best-case scenario is to
get them out of the water,

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put them on trailers, and secure them.

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But you need to plan ahead,

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and now is the best time to do that.

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Hurricane season, which is
right around the corner for us,

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and there's no better time than now

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to start preparing for that.