(17 Jul 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee – 17 July 2024
1. Coast Guard boat moving through Milwaukee harbor UPSOUND (English) Radio:
“By the time we get to 32 knots we’ll be out of your way.”
2. Navigation display with map
3. Kayakers in river UPSOUND (English):
“If you just keep an eye on my…thank you.”
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Joe Neff, United States Coast Guard:
“The Milwaukee River runs through Milwaukee, then converges and heads on out toward Lake Michigan. On a normal basis, great river for kayaking, rec. boaters and having a great time.”
5. Boat approaching downtown Milwaukee UPSOUND (English):
“So we’re coming up on the south side of security.”
“Stay south of that.”
6. Boat passing under bridge
7. Inflatable boat with Coast Guard Maritime Response Team members
8. Coast Guard boat passing
9. SOUNDBITE (English) SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Phillip Gurtler, United States Coast Guard:
“So we are approaching the southern end of the security zone on the Milwaukee River. Go out there and take a look. We’ve got a couple of different assets from Coast Guard, from our different partners and state federal agencies as well. And they’re there just to make sure that that portion of the Milwaukee River in the vicinity of the Republican National Convention is unfortunately is closed to the general public.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee – 16 July 2024
10. Law enforcement boat on Milwaukee river in RNC security perimeter
11. Various armed Coast Guard boat on Milwaukee river
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Milwaukee – 17 July 2024
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Joe Neff, United States Coast Guard:
“So right now, everybody out there maintain that security going. They’re committed to working those those long shifts throughout the days and nights. We have brought in those extra personnel to be able to rotate them through. But they’ve been all on board for making sure public safety is priority here for the RNC.”
13. Various Coast Guard boat in Milwaukee harbor
STORYLINE:
Instead of kayakers and tour boats, the summertime scene on the Milwaukee River took on a solemn tone this week: Eerily quiet waters with around-the-clock patrol boats, some with heavily armed officers.
Security planners for the Republican National Convention had to contend with the winding river that snakes through downtown Milwaukee and near the Fiserv Center convention site. Roughly half a dozen police departments, along with state and federal agencies, have boats patrolling the river twenty-four-hours a day until the convention ends this week.
“They’re committed to working those long shifts, throughout the days and nights,” U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Joe Neff said. “They’ve been all on board for making sure public safety is priority.”
Associated Press journalists were allowed on board of a 29-foot U.S. Coast Guard boat Wednesday to observe as it traveled parts of Lake Michigan and the downtown river that empties into it. The boat is typically used for search and rescue operations in the area
A large section of the river has been shut down to commercial and recreational traffic this week, with very few exceptions like residents who live on the river.
The water patrols are part of the massive security plan that Milwaukee police, the U.S. Secret Service and others have been detailing for more than a year. Security around former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, has been especially tight in the wake of the apparent assassination attempt.
So far, no major incidents have been reported on the water during the convention, according to the Coast Guard.
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