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A crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., trailers a 25-foot response boat from the water to ensure its safety until the effects of Hurricane Earl are over in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Sept. 2, 2010. Before the hurricane's impact, Coast Guard crews conducted harbor patrols to notify mariners of the possible danger and how to best prepare for it.

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A crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Curtis Bay, Md., trailers a 25-foot response boat from the water to ensure its safety until the effects of Hurricane Earl are over in the upper Chesapeake Bay, Sept. 2, 2010. Before the hurricane's impact, Coast Guard crews conducted harbor patrols to notify mariners of the possible danger and how to best prepare for it.

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