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USCG Recognizes Two New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots for Bravery and Fearless Actions During Hurricane Isaac 0

NEW ORLEANS, LA — (Marketwired) — 09/05/13 — One year after Hurricane Isaac scattered more than a hundred ships and vessels in the Lower Mississippi River, the United States Coast Guard honored two New Orleans-Baton Rouge Steamship Pilots (NOBRA) for their fearless actions in braving gale force winds and a storm surge to rescue several crippled vessels and their crews and prevent further casualties from the Category One storm, announced Captain Michael E. Rooney, NOBRA president.The USCG awa

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