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Two 270-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutters sit offshore near Haiti in preparation to provide humanitarian aid to the earthquake-ravaged country on Jan, 13, 2010. Coast Guard personnel have been mobilized to provide support to Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

Two 270-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutters sit offshore near Haiti.

Two 270-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutters sit offshore near Haiti in preparation to provide humanitarian aid to the earthquake-ravaged country on Jan, 13, 2010. Coast Guard personnel have been mobilized to provide support to Haiti following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake.

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