MEDIA AVAILABILITY: COAST GUARD SET TO HOST INAUGURAL LIGHTSHIP BUFFALO MEMORIAL CEREMONY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's U.S. Coast Guard issued the following news release:



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BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Coast Guard is set to host the inaugural Lightship Buffalo Memorial Ceremony in Buffalo, New York, Tuesday.

WHO: Coast Guard personnel, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, U.S. Rep. Timothy M. Kennedy, City of Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan, other government agencies and industry partners.

WHAT: Coast Guard personnel and partner agency representatives will honor those who perished when the United States Lightship Buffalo (LV-82) sank during the Nov. 10, 1913, Great Lakes storm known as the "White Hurricane."

WHEN: Tu...