Office of External Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard

Date: Sept. 17, 2008

Contact: (832) 864-0070

Coast Guard incident command post moves to Clear Lake

HOUSTON – The Coast Guard  incident command post (ICP) for Hurricane Ike has moved from Katy, Texas to the Clear Lake Hilton Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2008.

In order to better assist with hurricane relief  the incident command post will continue to keep the public updated with the latest information on the recovery and repair operations from the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.

To report a maritime emergency contact Sector Houston Galveston's operations center at (713) 678-9057.

For information regarding locating missing family and friends please contact the Red Cross at (713) 313-1656/1628 or www.safeandwell.org.

For information regarding Haris County please contact (713) 881-3090.

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