We expect to begin overflight damage assessment of the west coast of florida at first light, as soon as the storm passes and safe flight conditions allow. we will follow in the wake of the storm to also assist with impacts on the east coast of florida. we our buoy tenders and units will conduct port assessments and reconstitution efforts with aid to navigation teams and the army corps of engineers. depending on sea conditions and port conditions, we hope to have those cutters near shore in the next several days. our third priority is environmental response to address pollution. or contamination concerns as a result of the hurricane and the storm surge flooding. the marine of environmental response to mitigate and clean potential pollutants and damage to infrastructure will be a long, committed effort. we are are in the response phase of this operation. this is one of the most critical
Any pollution releases. we ve already pushed a lot of those technical experts into the area, so when we re ready to do those port assessments, we ll have them right on hand to do that work. captain hahn, has the window for evacuation for all practical purposes now closed? that s really a question for the state and local agencies, but it s real tough. we re seeing the outer bands and we re seeing quite a bit of rain. i m not sure what the wind speed is, but it would be tough at this point. chad meyers wants to ask you a question. chad, go ahead. the winds just gusted to 69 miles per hour, captain. i was just wondering, what is your threshold of a rescue at this point? let s say you get a mayday call from your ship. what if someone didn t get back to port and they need your help? is it too late right now? do they have to wait until the