Coast Guard Training Center In Cape May To Be Evacuated Sunday
CAPE MAY, NJ (CBS) -- Coast Guard officials are preparing to evacuate the basic training center in preparation for Sandy, starting Sunday at 2 p.m.
More than 270 recruits will be taken from Training Center Cape May to a designated safe haven at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, where the recruits will continue with their training schedule. Training Center Cape May will also be closed to all non-essential personnel beginning Sunday at 6 p.m.
"Our primary concerns are to ensure the safety of our recruits, Coast Guardsmen and their families and to minimize the impact this storm will have on the training process," said Capt. Bill Kelly, the commanding officer of Training Center Cape May.
More than 1,000 Coast Guardsmen and their families will also be complying with a county evacuation order in preparation for Sandy. Local Coast Guard leaders met with Coast Guardsmen and their families during a town hall meeting Saturday at 10 a.m.
The 14 tenant commands located aboard Training Center Cape May will also be evacuating. Those operational units like Station Cape May or Aids to Navigation Team Cape May will be prepositioning outside the storm's path for post-storm rescue and recovery operations.
