joint training exercise - ATLANTIC

PRINCE RUPERT, British Columbia - Coast Guardsmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Anthony Petit, Marine Safety Detachment Ketchikan, Sector Juneau, National Strike Force Pacific Strike Team and 17th Coast Guard District response advisory team handle lines to stabilize a section of the vessel of opportunity skimmer system as it is lowered by crane for a joint training exercise into Glen Channel, Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009. The skimmer system being lowered is used to remove oil from the ocean surface. (Coast Guard photo / Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn)