4th of July Fireworks in NY Harbor as guests of the US Coast Guard and LT. Brian Donahue CO of the USCGC Katherine Walker
Steve Hutton
7/4/2005

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PAO Monty Zaks on the dock at the Coast Guard Station at Bayonne NJ 		02-bayonne
Council members and other guests of the US Coast Guard aboard the USCGC Katherine Walker 		03-katherine-walker
Robbins Reef Light, located in the straits between Manhattan Island and Staten Island. The cutter is named after the fine lady who tended this lighthouse in the late 1800s		 04-security
Security vessels shepherded the pleasure craft and policed their positioning and behaviour, ensuring a safety cordon around the firework barges.
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Security fast patrol boats.		 06-firework-barges
Firework barges moving into position		 07-audience
Dozens of pleasure craft vied for the best positions asthe Coast Guard ensured everyone stayed a safe distance from each other and the fireworks.
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As the sun sets over NY
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As the sun sets over NY 		10-fireworks
The moment we've been waiting for!		 11-fireworks
Fireworks		 12-fireworks
..and fireworks..