WASHINGTON -- Local, state and federal agencies will participate in a drill on the Potomac River off the D.C. shoreline Monday morning.

More than 50 local, state and federal agencies will be involved in the drill, called "Nautical Shield."

Monday's scenario involves an oil slick, but similar coordination would be needed in a terrorist attack involving the Potomac River, Coast Guard Petty Officer John Edwards says.

Officials will be practicing everything from response time, deployment of cleanup resources, coordination between state, federal and local government and how to handle public information.

Drills will also be taking place at Metro and MARC train stations in Montgomery County this week.

More than 160 representatives from local and county police agencies will participate in the training, which lasts from Monday through Thursday.

Montgomery County Police tell the Examiner the training has nothing to do with a security threat.



September 10, 2007
7:29am
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