Hosted by the Town of Oyster Bay’s Environmental Resources Department on Saturday, Sept. 20, the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary joined with many local and surrounding community volunteer groups for beach and waterway clean up. Cleanup crews from the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAUX) unit, Flotilla 22-05 in Oyster Bay, have always responded to this call.
From the auxiliary was responsible to clean up debris both on the waterway and the beaches within Oyster Bay Harbor and Centre Island.
“The auxiliary assisted in collecting tons of debris that could cause navigational hazards and environmental damage to our precious waterways and area beaches and to the recreational boating community that we serve,” said Vice Commander Bruce Oxer of USCGAUX Flotilla 22-05 Oyster Bay.
U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is a uniformed government entity celebrating 75 years of dedicated service to the U.S. Coast Guard and American recreational boating public. Comprised of more than 30,000 men and women volunteers throughout the United States and its territories, it is the civilian component of the United States Coast Guard and part of the Department of Homeland Security. The auxiliary assists the U.S. Coast Guard in its missions of marine safety; navigation; and vessel examination of America’s waterway patrols; search and rescue missions, radio watches and any other mission when called upon by the U.S. Coast Guard.
The Oyster Bay contingent Flotilla 22-05 are under the command of Division 22 Station Eaton’s Neck U.S. Coast Guard Long Island Sector command. For more information about call 516-624-8724 or visit www.cgauxoysterbay.org.
